Hi all,<br />As you may have guessed from the subject, I am looking for information about engine removal. I have searched for info but have not found anything that answers my question.<br />My boat is described in my signature. I have the Clymer manual for OMC stern drives 1964-1986 models. It states that the stern drive MUST be removed in order to remove the engine. It also states that the intermediate housing is slide out when housing bolts have been removed. <br />My question is, if I removed the bolts from the bellhousing, why can't I then remove the engine by moving it forward and then up?<br />There are no pictures in the manual to show me what is inside the bellhousing in the way of a coupler/clutch assembly, but from what I have read, I can't see why it wouldn't work as the only thing that is necessary to line up there is the ball gear shaft, as far as I can decifer from the manual. Would this not be somewhat similar to lining up to a standard transmission in a vehicle?<br /><br />Any advise is appreciated, thanks,
