Thanks, Mumbles for posting the diagram. Its very helpful. I have one for my model but, as you said, they are very similar.
Thanks, RPSIII. Sounds like you and FrankR are in agreement. Not what I was hoping to hear but at least I have a plan of action to follow.
FrankR, Thanks for the post. I’ve added some comments below…
quote FrankR:
OK, let me begin this with a minor comment. stxray, you referred to the 25133 "Motor Leg" as the "lower unit" several times. That confused me as I read it. To my thinking, that part is an "exhaust housing". To Elgin’s thinking, and many others, it is a "motor leg". It really doesn’t make any difference what we call it, just as long as we all understand and are all on the same page.
Yes, what I was referring to was the "Motor Leg". Sorry for the confusion. 😳
quote FrankR:
…So, what we have here is the 136060-1 water pump housing’s upper end is trapped between the 25125 coupling, and the 25065-1 impeller.
On my diagram, the "Water pump body is shown as PN 25060. Not sure what the difference is 😕
quote FrankR:
… The shaft can’t come down because the coupling bangs against the pump housing. And you can’t pull it out the top because the impeller can’t slide off the bottom of the lower shaft. I guess this is described as between a rock and a hard place.
Yes! that’s exactly the situation.
quote FrankR:
If the lower shaft splines refuse to release from the coupling as they are supposed to, then it seems to me that RPSIII has the only solution, which is cut it off below the impeller, then pull the powerhead and retrieve the shaft from the top. Obviously, you will need a replacement lower shaft.
I was able to retrieve the Drive Shaft (19128) from the top of the Motor Leg.
I will see if I can locate a Water Pump Shaft (25138).
Thanks to all who posted.
