Reply To: Help removing lower unit 1985 evinrude 6hp

[Don]

seamsea wrote:

Also the shaft going down toward the prop will just pull straight out. Should it do that? Ready to go back together but will leave it till tomorrow and hear back from you guys. Really appreciate the help.
Claude

Do you mean the driveshaft? If so, yes, it will pull right out of the gearcase, this is normal. The only thing that holds the driveshaft down into the gearcase is the impeller key that can not be pulled up through the impeller housing. Again, make sure you have the impeller blades oriented properly. It is hard to describe how the blades should be oriented with the written word. The impeller rotates counter clockwise when looking at it from the bottom side of the impeller housing…. Be sure to change the gear lube on this engine frequently, temperatures get high in this gearcase.