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"G.Lamb... just in time said to run this by you that you were more familiar with Force.
working on an 87 Force 50 hp. A model
i am trying to rebuild the water pump and couldn't get the lower unit to drop, after several hours of working it i was able to get it off, but the drive shaft was stuck in the power head, still is stuck in the power head. anyway, in my manual, on almost every model it says if the drive shaft comes out of the gear case that you will have to take the gear case apart to fix it. on my model it doesn't say that, it says if the drive shaft is corroded to remove it with the pump parts and clean it with sand paper. my model is also one of a few that has a two piece gear case. i have done this job before and the drive shaft stayed in the gear case and slid out of the power head easily and the whole job only took an hour, but for some reason the drive shaft is stuck in the power head.any thoughts on that or suggestions on getting it out? and the main question is, now that the drive shaft has come out of the gear case, am i going to have to take this apart to line up the pinon gears? and if i do can this be done by just taking the upper gear case off and leaving the lower gear case in tack? i am sure i would find out soon enough by taking it apart, but i would like to know what to expect before i start taking it apart, especially if i don't have to. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks George"
"G.Lamb... just in time said to run this by you that you were more familiar with Force.
working on an 87 Force 50 hp. A model
i am trying to rebuild the water pump and couldn't get the lower unit to drop, after several hours of working it i was able to get it off, but the drive shaft was stuck in the power head, still is stuck in the power head. anyway, in my manual, on almost every model it says if the drive shaft comes out of the gear case that you will have to take the gear case apart to fix it. on my model it doesn't say that, it says if the drive shaft is corroded to remove it with the pump parts and clean it with sand paper. my model is also one of a few that has a two piece gear case. i have done this job before and the drive shaft stayed in the gear case and slid out of the power head easily and the whole job only took an hour, but for some reason the drive shaft is stuck in the power head.any thoughts on that or suggestions on getting it out? and the main question is, now that the drive shaft has come out of the gear case, am i going to have to take this apart to line up the pinon gears? and if i do can this be done by just taking the upper gear case off and leaving the lower gear case in tack? i am sure i would find out soon enough by taking it apart, but i would like to know what to expect before i start taking it apart, especially if i don't have to. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks George"