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Lowering foot to replace water pump...1989 35 HP

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CharlieE

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Have remove all obvious nuts/ bolts. Seems to be shifting linkage. How do I release.
Please help. Mercury motor.
 
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I'd be willing to bet that you have one more bolt in it that is usually mistaking to remove,and that is the bolt that is in the gray/silver fin in the very back of the lower unit. While holding the lower unit as if your going to let it down, to the ground, there's a rubber cap on top of the adjustable fin. Remove rubber cap off top and there's the bolt.
 
That bolt has been removed, foot drops about 3/8" but will not come off ( without force which is aganist everything I know). Is the shift linkage a spline and socket? Removed the intake covers, no apparent help.
 
With the intake covers removed you should see some nuts.----Undo those nuts and slide the upper one up.Then remove the split ( black ) keeper.--Lower unit will come off.-----Model # of your motor ?
 
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