Remove Carb to Drop Lower Unit?

[Pete Collin]

Hello All,

I am using this warm day to take apart my boat motor.  I need to drop the lower unit.  The shifter rod is buried in there pretty good.  It looks like the carburetor is in the way.  Removing it looks like a fair bit of business.  Is this a normal thing, to remove the carb to get at the shifter rod release?  The how-to videos I watched weren't my exact motor.  (Johnson 70 horse)

[fisherdude]

Remove the starter motor. Still tight but you can get to the connection to undo the shifting rod

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[Pete Collin]

On mine, the starting motor isn't anywhere near the shifter linkage. 

[jeb1340]

Is it easier to remove the cowling?

[fisherdude]

  On 12/11/2021 at 6:50 PM, Pete Collin said:

On mine, the starting motor isn't anywhere near the shifter linkage. 

My 90 Johnson was , I tried . I like the cowilling idea from the post above. Good luck Pete.

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[Frogger]

Pete, what year motor? Did you figure it out?

[Pete Collin]

  On 12/12/2021 at 8:39 PM, Frogger said:

Pete, what year motor? Did you figure it out?

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I believe it is a '91. I monkeyed around all afternoon, removing the cowling and spent an hour turning one stubborn nut that I thought would release everything. When I went to drop the lower unit, it wouldn't go, so there must be a pin I can't see or get to. Fun fun fun. 

 

[Frogger]

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrDQyn_brZhSzAATxC5mWRH;_ylu=c2VjA3NyBHNsawN2aWQEdnRpZAMEZ3BvcwM0Mw--?p=changing+water+impeller+91+90hp+johnson&vid=9dbd13932836ce668492346adf1aadc1&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOVP.Xh0PVmk95H_ALsBk4ySJwQHgFo%26pid%3DApi%26h%3D360%26w%3D480%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiLTLSumvHUI&tit=1989+Evinrude+90+<b>Water<%2Fb>+Pump&c=42&h=360&w=480&l=538&sigr=0OTLbEK9kSnw&sigt=NVhUz8ZwTnBd&sigi=bxl04azV5Kdi&age=1573617572&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=ipad&tt=b

 

Pete, see if this helps any, I’ve got a 93 115, same block as the 90 v4. Never remember that I had to do all that other than pop a pin out to dislock the shifter rod from the linkage. 

[rolmops]

  On 12/12/2021 at 10:06 PM, Frogger said:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrDQyn_brZhSzAATxC5mWRH;_ylu=c2VjA3NyBHNsawN2aWQEdnRpZAMEZ3BvcwM0Mw--?p=changing+water+impeller+91+90hp+johnson&vid=9dbd13932836ce668492346adf1aadc1&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOVP.Xh0PVmk95H_ALsBk4ySJwQHgFo%26pid%3DApi%26h%3D360%26w%3D480%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiLTLSumvHUI&tit=1989+Evinrude+90+<b>Water<%2Fb>+Pump&c=42&h=360&w=480&l=538&sigr=0OTLbEK9kSnw&sigt=NVhUz8ZwTnBd&sigi=bxl04azV5Kdi&age=1573617572&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=ipad&tt=b

 

Pete, see if this helps any, I’ve got a 93 115, same block as the 90 v4. Never remember that I had to do all that other than pop a pin out to dislock the shifter rod from the linkage. 

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Hello Pete.

 

The top of 47 is where the pin is. It is very close to the carburetor, but removing the carb is not very complicated. it is only 2 nuts. The VRO unit might make it a bit more complicated.

I remember being able to pull the pin with a needle nose plier.

 

[Pete Collin]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll wait for the next warm day to work on it!

[L&M]

On the port side, look in behind where the shift cable anchor is & pull the small hitch pin clip out. Push the shift anchor/cable end in under the carb to the port side of the engine & your shift rod will be released 

[Pete Collin]

  On 12/12/2021 at 11:20 PM, L&M said:

On the port side, look in behind where the shift cable anchor is & pull the small hitch pin clip out. Push the shift anchor/cable end in under the carb to the port side of the engine & your shift rod will be released 

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That sounds almost too easy!  I'll let you know how it goes.