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I'm going to try and rebuild a trim unit on a 95 Johnson 50 hp. I have it loose except for the wires, and for the life of me, I can't seem to figure out how to unplug them. I don't want to cut them and splice back together if I don't have to. Do you know?

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Turns out dreading it was worse than doing it. $90 for a rebuild kit beats the hell outta $1600 for a new trim unit!:eek:

 

Might as well go on a replace the water pump while it's in the garage.:drunk:

 

I can't get the lower unit off the motor. I took out 5 bolts from underneath it, and it'll drop down about 1/2", and will go no further. Any ideas what's holding it?

I thought this would be the easy part.

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There should be a small coupler on the gear-shift shaft. You'll have to remove the lower bolt before the lower unit will drop loose. Try shifting it from forward to reverse & look up at the top of the shaft. You'll see it right near the casing joint in the least accessible place possible. Obviously.

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On May 22, 2016 at 4:31 PM, robtattoo said:

There should be a small coupler on the gear-shift shaft. You'll have to remove the lower bolt before the lower unit will drop loose. Try shifting it from forward to reverse & look up at the top of the shaft. You'll see it right near the casing joint in the least accessible place possible. Obviously.

Yeah. I see part of the linkage, but not where you'd take it apart, Surely you wouldn't have to take a carbeurator off to get to it!

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59 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

It recomends Johnson Trim Fluid be used...........

I assumed you'd fill it to the fill plug level with the motor in the down position. You wouldn't want to raise the motor then fill it would you?

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Transmission fluid. I still haven't figured out how to properly bleed the unit. It halfway works, but there's still air in it.

I watched a video on you tube it showed to fill it in the up position,lower it,then raise it back up, and repeat four to give times to get all the air out

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Just now, jeremymcneece said:

I watched a video on you tube it showed to fill it in the up position,lower it,then raise it back up, and repeat four to give times to get all the air out

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There my be my problem. Thanks.

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On 6/28/2016 at 3:00 PM, robtattoo said:

It should just have 2 through bolts. Remove the lower bolt & The unit 'should' come free. It's easier if you swear at it a lot.

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Your advice was spot on! Thank you.

 

I had to take the starter off before I could even see the linkage. With an assortment of wobble joints and extensions, I was able to get it loose. We'll not talk about getting it back together, but your suggestion of using swear words was taken to heart.

 

A boat mechanic will be performing this task next time.:wall:

 

Whoever designed that makes a man rethink his views on abortion!

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