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Hi There Every All , I Have A Johnson 1991 225 Outboard And Wanted To Change Water Pump . I Have Read Manual Step By Step And Have Seem To Have Siezed Drive Shaft , Was Wondering If Any One Could Suggest A Way To Get Out Of This Problem. Thank U
If you have removed seven bolts from the gearcase and correctly disconnected the shift rod, try taking the spark plugs out and turning the flywheel while someone rocks the gearcase gently from side to side and end to end.
There are a few tricks to freeing this up if in fact it is your problem, as Dhadley mentioned, if it did not drop down at all after loosening all bolts, it is likely your problem. If it dropped a 1/4 inch or so, you likely forgot to disconnect the shift rod.
When all is said and done, be sure to grease the splines of the drive shaft with marine grease before reinstallation, and replace the o ring, so that you dont have this problem again!
wood wedges and pry bar .
look thru my old post on mine it was a nightmare
be sure all the bolts are out
pm me i have a method that is extreme but will work as last measure
....and not to belabor a point made earlier, make sure all of the bolts are removed. I have forgotten to remove the 7th bolt that comes down from the top before....
I had the same issue a few years ago stuck drive shaft. I actually pulled the drive shaft out of the gearcase. I had to machine a holder in order to use a slide hammer (borrowed from autozone they have free rental). Came right off.
