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1974 6hp evinrude remove power plant

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F Murtz

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If I remove the bolts holding the leg to the motor base plate will it just come apart? I want to free up the gear shift shaft.

also it is at the moment a long leg and I want eventually to remove the 5" bit and shorten it, is it possible to cut and weld the drive shaft or do I have to try and find a short one?
 
The connecter for the shift shaft is found at one of the joints for the lower unit,-------No need to remove the powerhead on this model.
 
racerone said:
The connecter for the shift shaft is found at one of the joints for the lower unit,-------No need to remove the powerhead on this model.
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No I am talking about the shaft that the external gear shift operating lever is on just below engine, it is almost seized, can only just change gear with a lot of effort.
Can not get at it unless engine removed from leg.
 
7 screws will remove the powerhead ---Then you have to clean corrosion out of the shift shaft hole.-----Carefull as a new shift shaft is $$$$
 
If you have a really good welder, you could cut and shorten the driveshaft.. if it was me, I'd find the proper one.
 
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