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Mercury Mark 75 Outboard Boat Motor (Mercury Marine) - Page 8 Questions & Answers
How do I release the lower end (to replace water pump) should it be in or out of gear? All 5 nuts removed.
You can leave the shift lever in forward gear as the system is sprung loaded so that if anything goes wrong at sea with the linkage there is always the option of getting home.
just be careful to ensure smooth relocation on the splined shaft into the linkage socket when reassembling. Before fully tightening the casing bolts on reassembly bring the remote back into the neutral position, then see if the prop spins freely without engaging any gears. If happy finally torque up the five casing bolts.
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