Anyone ever pull the powerhead off of a '72 Evinrude 50

eavega

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Hi

Trying to pull the power head off my motor. I have the OEM manual, and have removed all the nuts, bolts, and bits they instruct you to. The next instruction is "Lift the motor and lower cover off and set on your workbench". The dang thing is not budging. I really don't want to force it. Is there a trick? Should I remove the LU? Is there a seal somewhere that I need to break? Like I said, I don't want to have to force it, but I don't know if I should maybe work a wedge where I think it should be coming apart in case there is an old seal there that is holding the whole powerhead onto the leg. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

rgds

Eric
 

eavega

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Re: Anyone ever pull the powerhead off of a '72 Evinrude 50

never mind. It just takes persistence and a little WD-40.

-E
 
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