Re: Gamefisher 7.5 HP
The 217-586751 number can beplugged in here;
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action
You can see 'sploded views there, and get part numbers. Get parts from here;
Results for Eska - Sears / Ted Wms
or call these guys with part numbers;
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You have to separate the shift linkage before the lower will drop, and there's a two screw oval plate on the side of the leg that covers the joint in the linkage. Pull the plate, yank the bolt, and the lower will drop.The splined drive shaft will come out with the lower. Don't forget the inpeller drive pin when you order the impeller, they tend to go away over time. When you re-assemble, put the engine on the floor upside down with the lower in neutral, and get the water tube started into the engine. Then start the splined end of the drive shaft into th end of the crank. The trick now is to get the water tube into the lower unit. I have used a piece of copper 12 ga wire formed into a 'j' shape, slipped in thru the exhaust port, and hooked the water tube to jig it around. Then when the tube is started, I can pull the wire straught to get it out.Next, you'll re-connect the linkage with the shift lever in neutral. That joint under the two screw plate is also an adjustment, so you can tweak it to get it right. Some like to plug the lower into the engine in forward, because it enables them to use the prop to turn the driveshaft to start it into the crank. If you do, just put the shift lever in forward when you reconnect the linkage. Make sure the water tube is clear while you're at all this, dirt dobbers love them.
