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On 17 Oct 2006 11:25:18 -0700, "
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I cannot figure out how to put the lower unit back to the motor after I
have removed the lower-unit to check the impeller. I inserted the
drive-shaft back to the hole and lined up the bolt; but I could not put
the lower unit all the way; something got stuck, and I ended up getting
a 1" gap that I could not close. I kept rotating the drive shaft
hoping that this might help the driveshaft to get on gear; but that
didn't help. At one point, I managed to get the gap to close to 1/2"
after spinning the driveshaft; but subsequent attempts of spinning the
driveshaft didn't help. By the way, the gear was at neutral if this
matters.

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Jay Chan

Make sure the foot is in neutral if the shifter is in neutral (prop
turns both ways without moving shaft)

What does the "foot" mean? Do you mean the shift rod position matches
what it is supposed to be when the remote-throttle-shift is in the
neutual location? I will need to buy a service manual in order to
figure out the right shift rod position is supposed to be.

What does "propeller turns both ways without moving shaft"? I am not
familiar with how the propeller is supposed to act when we put the
motor in neutral.

Jay Chan