Man am I stuck! Need advice.

[jpatterson12]

Guys,
I'm putting the MQ11 back together. All went well with the gear case, but when I went to mate the lower unit with the upper, I ran into problems. I made the connection between the linkage and the shift rod, but that's as far as it will go in. The gear shift is in reverse, the linkage is made, as I said, the water tube is in the grommet, but the 2 halves will not come together. Any ideas?

 

[Bosunsmate]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

have you tried turning the flywheel a touch?

 

[something_wrong]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

Have u tried shifting into neutral or forward to,pull the gear shaft up and draw the halves together.

 

[F_R]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

Turn the flywheel.

 

[steelespike]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

Some motors the driveshaft spline wont go together because of too much grease or oil in the spline keeping the spline from sliding together.

 

[TD_Maker]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

If you can't reach the flywheel, or dont have anyone to help you turn the flywheel, then try this: Install your prop. Then, as you are cursing the lower unit, slightly turn your prop, which will turn your drive shaft; thus, helping to align with the powerhead. Be patient, and be sure to lightly lube the driveshaft before installing.

 

[jpatterson12]

Re: Man am I stuck! Need advice.

If you can't reach the flywheel, or dont have anyone to help you turn the flywheel, then try this: Install your prop. Then, as you are cursing the lower unit, slightly turn your prop, which will turn your drive shaft; thus, helping to align with the powerhead. Be patient, and be sure to lightly lube the driveshaft before installing.

Worked like a charm! Thanks to all who chimed in.