impeller installation '96 Force 40hp

scbolling

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I've never replaced an impeller in an outboard before and am looking for repair manual pages that could be faxed/e-mailed or some general steps to lead me in the correct path. I am a certified auto tech. but have never been inside an outboard before.
 

Trasi

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Re: impeller installation '96 Force 40hp

Hello All,<br />I poured through the "impeller pages" on this forum, great stuff!! You guys are a terrific help! I too will be changing my first impeller and would appreciate a few answers- I have a 1978 Star Craft, 105 HP Chrysler engine. The manuel I have is for a Johnson or Evinrude, however, the same years are covered. Will this manuel suffice for directions or do I need the Chrysler manuel? I'm pretty mecanically inclined but a boat motor is all new to me. I'll have my 14 year old son helping with the heavy stuff (I'm female) and have read that some portions of the work require some strong backs- <br /><br />The boat has been sitting for two years, and prior to that only ran about 14 days out at the lake- I am considering not changing the impeller as it doen't have a lot of time on the boat since it was changed two years ago... Also, I made the mistake of ordering just the impeller, not a whole kit or the thermostat- how important it the whole kit? I will get the thermostat if you guys can convince me to go ahead with this project (I'm not looking forward to it!)<br /><br />To the gentleman requesting copies... did you ever recieve them? I'll be happy to fax them if I have your contact info.
 

cinder1995

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Re: impeller installation '96 Force 40hp

It's a very simply procedure. You don't even need a manual. Disconnect the shifting arm(which you should be able to see without removing anything) and remove the 6 or 8 bolts holding the lower unit on. Once apart you'll see exactly what you need to replace. And she's right, she should've bought the whole kit. You can get the whole impeller kit from boatingsolutions.com for about $25. Feel free to ask if you run into any problems.
 
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