I first want to say that I did alot of research on this forum alread on removing broken bolts and screws and have found alot of very helpful info. I deceded to post a question on this anyway because I am looking for some advice on my specific situation. This is a 1978 6hp Evinrude. Here's the problem: I have one broken screw in the bearing housing baseplate under the waterpump. The screw is broken flush with the top of the baseplate. No room for visegrips. I have two questions: Is there a way to get the baseplate off therefore exposing more of the bolt to get some vise grips on it? And if not, I will drill it out but my concern is for the drive shaft - It's in the way - I can't get a drill perfectly vertical above the broken screw. The repair manual I have explicity warns not to take out the drive shaft or I will have to rebuild the lower unit in order to re-align the pinion gear - or something like that. It's a bit unclear if this actually applies to my model. Anyone have any clarification on this?
Thanks!
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