killforfood
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2010
- Messages
- 8
The Big Brown Truck should deliver my water pump kit (1985 Merc 25hp XD) from iboats today.
I?ve read through a couple tutorials on how to drop the lower unit and it all looks fairly simple but I?m still a little sketchy on disconnecting the shift linkage.
One said there is a C clip to disconnect from above. Another talked about a couple nuts that need to be undone mid way up. I?m not sure which applies to my particular motor.
One other question; is there an acceptable automotive gear oil that will work in the lower unit? The word ?Marine? generally doubles the price of everything and with kids in private school, nickels add up.
I?ve read through a couple tutorials on how to drop the lower unit and it all looks fairly simple but I?m still a little sketchy on disconnecting the shift linkage.
One said there is a C clip to disconnect from above. Another talked about a couple nuts that need to be undone mid way up. I?m not sure which applies to my particular motor.
One other question; is there an acceptable automotive gear oil that will work in the lower unit? The word ?Marine? generally doubles the price of everything and with kids in private school, nickels add up.