Evinrude gearcase wont drop

[Dirtymike20]

I got all the bolts out.. the shifter rod is disconected.. why won't this thing just slide down.. I got one bolt in and once I loosen it the gear case slides about 1/8" and stops.. it wiggles just doesn't want to come the rest of the way. Can anyone help? Am I missing somthing??

 

[swannysonny]

What year and what hp Evinrude?

 

[Dirtymike20]

What year and what hp Evinrude?

It's 1989. 88spl evinrude

 

[Dirtymike20]

Back end

 

[racerone]

Take the last bolt out and use a small pry bar.

 

[Dirtymike20]

Got it!! Thanks. Now is there a sealant I should use when bolting back in?? Around the flange?

 

[racerone]

No sealant.----Do not turn shift rod during your work.----Better yet check shift rod height before re-assembly !

 

[Dirtymike20]

No sealant.----Do not turn shift rod during your work.----Better yet check shift rod height before re-assembly !

Yes. I actually measured height, I have to replace the shift rod o-ring.. I measured the height before I unscrewed the rode in order to remove the housing and slid the housing off the rod to access the o-ring. There was gear oil dripping down the back of the gear case on hot days.. and coming from the shift rod, now that I see the brass bushing the o-ring is basicly gone.

 

[Dirtymike20]

Yes. I actually measured height, I have to replace the shift rod o-ring.. I measured the height before I unscrewed the rode in order to remove the housing and slid the housing off the rod to access the o-ring. There was gear oil dripping down the back of the gear case on hot days.. and coming from the shift rod, now that I see the brass bushing the o-ring is basicly gone.

But one thing.. should there be a backer nut on the end of the rod? As a stop? Or just rod threaded into the bottom no nut?

 

[racerone]

The o-ring is easy to replace without removing the bushing.-----The rod just screws into the gearcase.----No backer nut of any kind.

 

[Dirtymike20]

The o-ring is easy to replace without removing the bushing.-----The rod just screws into the gearcase.----No backer nut of any kind.

Okay thanks.. just ordered parts, gonna have to buy a o-ring puller to get it out. Didn't plan on removing bushing. Seams easy enough

 

[racerone]

A sharp pointy pin is all you need to remove the o-ring.