I have a 1990 mercury 40hp i bought recently. It had a lower unit leak and figured it would be as simple as replacing a couple seals and an o ring. Im not the most familiar with these motors and found out that the pin is stuck in the gears where the shaft would sit. I tried putting it in R N and F and couldnt not free it up. Any advice would really help me out.
Trying to figure out why my lower unit leaks and pulled it apart and found the prop shaft pin is stuck in the gears in the front of the lower unit. Been trying to jimmy it out with a magnet but its stuck in the just the right angle that it wont come out. I tried putting it in forward, reverse and neutral to give the pin a better angle but had no luck. Tried putting the shaft in and turning the prop and still no luck. My apologies on the bad photos i tried my best
Any tips on getting this out would help me a ton.
I got this 1990 40 horse that im trying to figure out a leak on. I just found out that im missing a key/keeper for the bearing carrier in the lower unit. Could this little key (just ordered one) really cause a big leak? Is there any special steps i need to take when reinstalling the bearing carrier? Gasket maker??
Found my 40hp had the original spark plugs so im looking to replace them. Any suggestions on what i should replace them with?