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    Exhaust seal orientation

    In case anyone wants written proof this is what is written in the selected manual. And it is the way mine was installed. The Crowley diagram is wrong.
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    Exhaust seal orientation

    Anyone? I’ve gotten completely conflicting info on some other sites. Some say down and others say up.
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    Exhaust seal orientation

    When I pulled the lower unit off my Mercury Classic Fifty the exhaust tube seal was installed with the plastic tabs of the base plate facing down into the lower unit (like picture A). It seamed to fit properly and allowed the plastic base plate to sit flush against the rubber seal. However...
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    1989 Classic Fifty 45hp shifting trouble after lower unit removal.

    When I tried that last time I could not get the lower unit back on. The splines must’ve been slightly misaligned and it would not go on. And I wasn’t able to rotate the shaft slightly due to it being in neutral. Is there a trick?
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    1989 Classic Fifty 45hp shifting trouble after lower unit removal.

    New to me bass tracker with an 89 Classic fifty onboard. Engine starts and idles great but wasn’t peeing. Had been a few years since the impeller was changed so pulled the lower unit off. I inadvertently left the gear selector in neutral instead of forward like I normally do. Of course...
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