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1989 evinrude 200hp lower unit trouble

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" My 200hp '89 Evinrude ha

" My 200hp '89 Evinrude has had signs of water in the lower unit for the past few fishing trips. I have changed the fluid after each trip since noticing the "creamy" fluid on a routine change. Sometimes there have been no sign of water in the unit's oil.Well I've decided to pull the lower unit but have been unsuccessful even with help of my shop manual. The unit seems "stuck" at the forward end of the lower unit.I've pulled all known bolts and the shift linkage screw,Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks "
 
" Which linkage screw did you

" Which linkage screw did you take out ,there are two.one screw goes through the knuckle securing the shift lever and goes in pointing towards the transom.The other is accessable from the port side and is hard to access without a universal and long extension this is the one you want to remove. tmon "
 
" tmon, I removed the screw ac

" tmon, I removed the screw accessable from the port side. It was tapered down and was a 3/8 with a slot for a screw driver.This did not help.In fact I had to reshift the throttle to replace the screw. thanks krt "
 
" KRT That screw was in fact

" KRT That screw was in fact the right one,with that screw in place you are trying to lower the shift knuclethrough a hole only large enough for the shift rod.Did you have all the bolts out?You may have one still caught by a few threads.
Good luck TMON "
 
P.S. tHE MANUAL SAYS TO HAVE

P.S. tHE MANUAL SAYS TO HAVE THE SHIFT IN REVERSE WHEN REMOVING/INSTALLING THE SCREW. tmon
 
"Krt.... The top splines of th

"Krt.... The top splines of the driveshaft are supposed to be greased, and a "O"Ring installed in the groove just under those splines.

Even with the grease, if that "O" Ring isn't installed, water enters the splined area of the driveshaft and crankshaft.... and the two sets of splines rust together. Makes for a real headache.

If this is the case, the only thing you can do is try to work it back and forth to free it. Some have even removed the engine from the boat, turned the engine upside down, then squirted some kind of penetrating oil on what little drive shaft they could see, allowing it to drain down into the splines.

The worse case scenario is that the drive shaft would need to be cut, the powerhead removed in order to get at the remainder of the upper portion of the driveshaft... and the lower unit dismantled to get at the remainder of the lower portion.

Wish you luck.....

Joe
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