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    1985 Evinrude 6 hp long shaft lower unit removal

    A little jigging and he pulled it apart! Thanks for the help!
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    1985 Evinrude 6 hp long shaft lower unit removal

    Yes we have removed all three and it just drops 1/2" . Its all snugged back up to take force off of whatever is holding it up until we can get back out in the barn.
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    1985 Evinrude 6 hp long shaft lower unit removal

    Thanks Yes its a longshaft and we have it split at the extension shown here. I'll try a little light tapping to free it up maybe. He's working on a couple of outboards right now, good to do this time of year.a
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    1985 Evinrude 6 hp long shaft lower unit removal

    OK thought that was too easy, didn't want to start yanking on it until we knew for sure.
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    1985 Evinrude 6 hp long shaft lower unit removal

    Hi All My son (15) and I are doing some maintenance on our 85 6 hp model E6RLC0B. Ser B100174 Trying to get the lower unit/ extension off. It drops about 1/2" and can't figure out how to disconnect the shift shaft. I've been searching the forums, diagrams, YouTube and they all show a bolt type...
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    Seat post replacement

    This seemed like the most logical spot to post this so.... Finally decided that from now on I was going to actually use the seat and not sit on cushions or my knee! I need to replace a seat post in our Stingray, I am thinking of going with an adjustable height. Fixed would be fine too but if...
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    Weep hole or a hole?-UPDATE- Shift shaft seal

    OK saw several posts on this that went dead. Just had the lower unit rebuilt. Put the tilt up and had a small puddle of gear oil coming from a small hole on the front of the lower unit. Is this a weep hole which probably means a seal or an actual hole which means this rebuild was useless Here's...
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    Anone used The Uflex universal side mount controls (dual lever)?

    Thinking about switching my Morse single lever for the dual. The old unit I have seems to not throw the cable far enough to engage the lower unit into both gears. Anyone use them? http://www.iboats.com/Uflex-Side-Mount-Dual-Lever-Control/dm/view_id.49380 Been trying to get the instructions to...
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    L-Drive U-Joing greasing

    Hi all Im doing some maintenance this morning, went to grease the U-Joint and I dont see how you can get a grease gun in there and grease the fitting on the U-Joint. Also, the fitting is not a standard nipple, it is a concave fitting. Seems like a pretty important part of the puzzle so any...
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    Johnson 3hp running on one cylinder

    Cleaned up the manifold and reeds. Lasered out some gaskets. Carb started leaking took care of that. Did a few pulls and started up but will have to wait until after work tomorrow to run on the lake to see what we have.
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    Johnson 3hp running on one cylinder

    Hi All Long time lurker 1st time poster! I have read this issue before on several forums and the thread just goes dead so either the problem was resolved without results or thank yous or the poster just gave up. I will definitely follow up. 62 Johnson 3 hp. Pretty nice clean unit picked up...
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