Re: Merc KE-4 7.5HP disassembly advice needed please.

[huntleybill]

Update!! That home made tool worked great for getting the cover off. Thank you Garry.
Louis, as for the rest of the disassembly, I am having issues. According to some technical info I found, after taking off the water pump cover, I should be able to "pry the impeller out with a couple of screw drivers" but that is not happening. It looks as if the impeller has a round clip holding it in place and I can’t get it to pry loose. I don’t want to pry too hard and wreck something.

Also, I tried putting the propeller shaft in a vise and using a rubber mallet to coax it along. When that didn’t work, I tried a metal hammer and a block of wood. Nothing! Next is a torch.
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