Lower bearing carrier removal

[shrimpman123]

Morning All !I be got a 94 70hp force ,with bad lower unit bearing carrier …I’ve done everything but bust it out with a chisel …soak heat..pull ,,soak ..heat..pull over and over ..am I missing something?this carrier should come out after removal of the two fasteners on the carrier itself correct? ,,I’ve heated around the mid-case and near top edge where the carrier should be mating with the lower unit case …quick question what’s the small screw all the way forward ..see attached pic ..any help
Greatly appreciated !!

 

[Nordin]

That screw holds the shift lever to the shift pin which is connected to the clutch dog and has to be removed if you want to pull out the prop shaft from the gear case housing.

 

[shrimpman123]

That screw holds the shift lever to the shift pin which is connected to the clutch dog and has to be removed if you want to pull out the prop shaft from the gear case housing.

But it doesn’t need to be removed to pull carrier out ? Correct?

 

[shrimpman123]

Morning All !I be got a 94 70hp force ,with bad lower unit bearing carrier …I’ve done everything but bust it out with a chisel …soak heat..pull ,,soak ..heat..pull over and over ..am I missing something?this carrier should come out after removal of the two fasteners on the carrier itself correct? ,,I’ve heated around the mid-case and near top edge where the carrier should be mating with the lower unit case …quick question what’s the small screw all the way forward ..see attached pic ..any help
Greatly appreciated !!

Any tips on getting the carrier out ? Last resort?

 

[jerryjerry05]

Don't touch that screw.
The 2 screws holding in the carrier, after removal it "should" come out.
There's slots around the inside f the carrier that you can put puller arms into and then pull the carrier out.
Too much heat can make it stick.

I made my own puller arms with some 1/4" rod I got at HD.
Bent the ends, heat treated and then cut threads for nuts for the puller ends.

 

[shrimpman123]

Don't touch that screw.
The 2 screws holding in the carrier, after removal it "should" come out.
There's slots around the inside f the carrier that you can put puller arms into and then pull the carrier out.
Too much heat can make it stick.

I made my own puller arms with some 1/4" rod I got at HD.
Bent the ends, heat treated and then cut threads for nuts for the puller ends.

Got ya ..leave screw ….hope I haven’t heated her too much ….I’m using a 2 jaw puller rigged with 2 short sections of chain to steel carabiners,the type with threaded sleeves to close the loop ,,cut that off and you’re left with a steel “C” ..heat treated that …slipping those into and over/around the cross braces etc…still won’t budge ..if it won’t come eventually can u bust the entire carrier out?wonder if that’s ever been done to remove one ? Anyone seen it done or heard of it?

 

[shrimpman123]

Are ya 100%positive there is nothing but the two carrier bolts holding these carriers in? This is a 91 to 95 (94) 70 hp force by Merc

 

[shrimpman123]

Are ya 100%positive there is nothing but the two carrier bolts holding these carriers in? This is a 91 to 95 (94) 70 hp force by Merc

Praise the lord!! I got it out ..took a giant pipe wrench and got it to spin then pulled and it slid right out ..