classic fifty leg removal

[taylormade]

classic fifty red stripe - serial number A744851 (not sure of year- thinking 80's)

-2 stroke /4 cylinder
-manual tilt
-electric start + pull start

picked up boat and motor for cheap....got it running good and not sure of the maintenance of this motor so starting from scratch.....

trying to replace impeller:

ive got all bolts and nuts off with the leg dropped about 3/16 of an inch....but will go no further..


i didnt think i need to disconnect shift rod from under carbs on these models?

i cant disconnect the reverse tilt lock..and i am unsure of what this leg is hung up on....hopefully not siezed to the crank.

what am i missing here? what have i forgotten to disconnect...?

thank you for your help =)

 

[taylormade]

all good got it out...siezed to the crank...alot of wedging

 

[Chinewalker]

Make sure you get a good coating of grease in those splines before reassembly, and you need the upper seal in there, too. It is a small rubber boot / ring with spline nubs inside it that slides over the end of the driveshaft.