I forgot to check the shift-shaft. I re-read the SELOC repair manual,
and indeed it mentions about the shift shafe in relation to installing
the lower unit. Unfortunately, it doesn't say where it is and how to
adjust it. I think I will have to order a service manual from Mercury
to know exactly where everything is. Thanks for the pointer.

Jay Chan

Clams Canino wrote:
Shift shaft and water-pipe need to all line up too.

-W

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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