Re: 1965 Johnson 6 hp gearcase won’t separate

[Don]

I too, have oftentimes pulled a 6hp gearcase down only to find that the pin was sheared off, even though I was trying to line up the pin with hsg slot….I think the reason this happens is that a swelled grommet/rusted water tube is holding the gearcase up…You would think that simply rotating the flywheel would cause the gearcase to drop when things are lined up, but the swelled grommet/tube makes it tough to determine when pin/slot are lined up.