Hi all,
As i managed to get no where with my 1978 55hp i managed to pick up a 1979 evinrude 55hp and am in the process of trying to replace its impeller. however i seem to be stuck. after all 4 of the outer bolts sheared off. I managed to get the one in the trim plate out and the one behind it however i can not get the two bits to seperate at all. no gap what so ever. I cant see any more bolts anywhere. none under the trim plate.
Is there any tricks to getting it off? I need to remove it now as i need to drill out and re-tap the 4 outer bolts that the heads sheared off on. Can i hit the two units in any place with a hammer and not damage it? have ordered a dead blow hammer to do so as i dont think i want to try it with my ball pein hammers.
Mat
As i managed to get no where with my 1978 55hp i managed to pick up a 1979 evinrude 55hp and am in the process of trying to replace its impeller. however i seem to be stuck. after all 4 of the outer bolts sheared off. I managed to get the one in the trim plate out and the one behind it however i can not get the two bits to seperate at all. no gap what so ever. I cant see any more bolts anywhere. none under the trim plate.
Is there any tricks to getting it off? I need to remove it now as i need to drill out and re-tap the 4 outer bolts that the heads sheared off on. Can i hit the two units in any place with a hammer and not damage it? have ordered a dead blow hammer to do so as i dont think i want to try it with my ball pein hammers.
Mat