"Hi again!! FINALLY, we have
"Hi again!! FINALLY, we have found that somehow the push rod (with the sleeve) that goes through the fork was NOT going thru as it should. The opening in the fork was mis-shapen as if it had been "smeared" and was more an oval or half-moon. It was stopping the push rod from moving properly. We filed it so the rod is not hindered and NOW the lower unit latches down.
Still, can't get the pins out of the fork, though. We see that the fork was put on without a bushing on one side, or it fell out (how likely is that??). The pins we are trying to remove, using the pictures (and info. from El Pescador) will not budge. BUT, I think it's because we were told to drive the pins from the outside of the fork toward the bellows. My husband INSISTS that they can't be removed that way. He says the one bushing remaining looks like it is in there from the opposite side than shows in the intermediate housing diagram, item # 38. It shows it going in from the outside, but he says it's in there from the inside. (God only knows, as we don't know what it's supposed to look like anyway!) He keeps trying to drive the pin from the inside out, when I think we were instructed to do it from the outside in.
Please clarify what the instructions were for removing these pins so we can pull the lower unit away and replace the u-joint bellows...I swear we CAN read!! (I can!)} LOL Are the pins driven out by moving them through the fork toward the drive unit and bellows, or driving them from the inside and away from the drive unit?
Once we get this done, we are going to take the boat out to see what happens with the power/RPM/speed, etc., and then decide what the next work is to do on it.
Thanks for your help!!"
"Hi again!! FINALLY, we have found that somehow the push rod (with the sleeve) that goes through the fork was NOT going thru as it should. The opening in the fork was mis-shapen as if it had been "smeared" and was more an oval or half-moon. It was stopping the push rod from moving properly. We filed it so the rod is not hindered and NOW the lower unit latches down.
Still, can't get the pins out of the fork, though. We see that the fork was put on without a bushing on one side, or it fell out (how likely is that??). The pins we are trying to remove, using the pictures (and info. from El Pescador) will not budge. BUT, I think it's because we were told to drive the pins from the outside of the fork toward the bellows. My husband INSISTS that they can't be removed that way. He says the one bushing remaining looks like it is in there from the opposite side than shows in the intermediate housing diagram, item # 38. It shows it going in from the outside, but he says it's in there from the inside. (God only knows, as we don't know what it's supposed to look like anyway!) He keeps trying to drive the pin from the inside out, when I think we were instructed to do it from the outside in.
Please clarify what the instructions were for removing these pins so we can pull the lower unit away and replace the u-joint bellows...I swear we CAN read!! (I can!)} LOL Are the pins driven out by moving them through the fork toward the drive unit and bellows, or driving them from the inside and away from the drive unit?
Once we get this done, we are going to take the boat out to see what happens with the power/RPM/speed, etc., and then decide what the next work is to do on it.
Thanks for your help!!"