Johnson 30HP lower unit removal

[Fever]

I'm tuning up a motor for my parents and i'm stuck at the moment with removing the lower unit from the midsection...

the motor is a Johnson 30HP twin J30TELENR ...i believe i'm stuck on the shift linkage, but cannot find where to disconnect it, the motor has a plastic paddle shifter on the RH side and so far the lower unit has dropped about 1/2 inch but will not come any farther...

Thanks for the help

 

[samo_ott]

Re: Johnson 30HP lower unit removal

On some of those engines the shift linkage must be disconnected under the carb. Maybe yours? And did you try moving it thru F-N-R?

 

[Fever]

Re: Johnson 30HP lower unit removal

yeah i cannot see a lever under the carbs...i think the 9.9/15's had that style but this looks different (or i'm blind)

tried shifting through all ranges yes...

 

[Golddigger45]

Re: Johnson 30HP lower unit removal

I have a 35 Evinrude where the linkage disconnect is a nut in the leg between the 2 plastic water inlets

 

[Fever]

Re: Johnson 30HP lower unit removal

Thanks, i found them last night and got it off...there is a plastic ferrule that comes out that was the hardest part of the whole deal