"Have replaced water pump and
"Have replaced water pump and now have a problem mating lower unit to upper unit. Did not remove upper unit, only lower. There is about a 3/4 to 1 inch space between units. Appears drive spline is not going all the way into the upper unit.
I don't want to rotate prop ccw for fear of reversing pump impeller vanes. Have tried turning vertical shaft cw slightly but still cannot align. Any suggusests on how to align units so they will mate?"
"Have replaced water pump and now have a problem mating lower unit to upper unit. Did not remove upper unit, only lower. There is about a 3/4 to 1 inch space between units. Appears drive spline is not going all the way into the upper unit.
I don't want to rotate prop ccw for fear of reversing pump impeller vanes. Have tried turning vertical shaft cw slightly but still cannot align. Any suggusests on how to align units so they will mate?"