woostermatt
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New to outboards but not auto engines.
Attempting to replace the impeller on a 1982 Evinrude 15 (E15RCNC). When I drop the gearbox, the drive shaft does not come with it (as it seems to in the videos I've seen). The drive shaft releases from the gearbox but remains in the powerhead on the other end of the shaft. That end is covered. When I remove the housing I can see where the drive shaft enters the lower part of the power unit. There's a snap ring. I figured it was holding the drive shaft and preventing it from coming free from the powerhead? I removed the snap ring and expected the drive shaft to then come out. But it does not.
This is a problem because, from all the instructional videos I see, when it's time to install the new impeller (and seal), unless you can slide it down the drive shaft (from the powerhead end) onto the gearbox (over the locating pin! What a crappy, pain-in-the-$@5 design) - then, Well, you're stuck.
I've been puzzling on this for days now and I can't figure out a solution. I'm older now and feeling my age. But I've been working on engines and motorcycles and cars since I was a kid so I'm not complete newbie. My first thought is that the drive shaft must just be "stuck" in the powerhead. So I put a crescent wrench into the groove on the drive shaft (where the impeller locating pin would go) so that I could use a hammer to gently tap on it to see if I could get the drive shaft to release from the powerhead. No luck.
I don't know what to do next. I really thought the snap ring was the solution and that removing it would let the drive shaft come out of the powerhead. But then I realized that doesn't make sense because how on earth would you reinstall the snap ring when you're putting the gearbox back in, you know? So the whole thing is a puzzle. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
. Matt.
Attempting to replace the impeller on a 1982 Evinrude 15 (E15RCNC). When I drop the gearbox, the drive shaft does not come with it (as it seems to in the videos I've seen). The drive shaft releases from the gearbox but remains in the powerhead on the other end of the shaft. That end is covered. When I remove the housing I can see where the drive shaft enters the lower part of the power unit. There's a snap ring. I figured it was holding the drive shaft and preventing it from coming free from the powerhead? I removed the snap ring and expected the drive shaft to then come out. But it does not.
This is a problem because, from all the instructional videos I see, when it's time to install the new impeller (and seal), unless you can slide it down the drive shaft (from the powerhead end) onto the gearbox (over the locating pin! What a crappy, pain-in-the-$@5 design) - then, Well, you're stuck.
I've been puzzling on this for days now and I can't figure out a solution. I'm older now and feeling my age. But I've been working on engines and motorcycles and cars since I was a kid so I'm not complete newbie. My first thought is that the drive shaft must just be "stuck" in the powerhead. So I put a crescent wrench into the groove on the drive shaft (where the impeller locating pin would go) so that I could use a hammer to gently tap on it to see if I could get the drive shaft to release from the powerhead. No luck.
I don't know what to do next. I really thought the snap ring was the solution and that removing it would let the drive shaft come out of the powerhead. But then I realized that doesn't make sense because how on earth would you reinstall the snap ring when you're putting the gearbox back in, you know? So the whole thing is a puzzle. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
. Matt.
