Sportmaster lower unit repair

[Carl pastore]

2003 250XS w/ sportmaster , had drive shaft repaired with a sleeve due to corosion .
Still getting water in L/U. New shaft is no longer availible ( 2 piece drive shaft ) called Glen Reynolds racing and marine and he is sending me a new 1 piece shaft to replace it with ( my local dealer apparently is not aware of this option ! ) my problem now is i cant get the other part of the drive shaft to release from the crank !
Any one have any suggestions ????

 

[Bill Mason]

soak it in diesel fuel. It will free it up. Good luck

have fun be safe

 

[gmorgan]

Bill, how do you get diesel fuel in that location without cutting a hole in the mid and liner?

 

[GotMyAlly]

Can you spray something like this up there?

https://amzn.to/3jINzvi

 

[Bill Mason]

Guess you could try but soaking it in diesel fuel for a couple days is what my repair guy did?? Good luck.

have fun be safe

 

[Carl pastore]

2003 250XS w/ sportmaster , had drive shaft repaired with a sleeve due to corosion .
Still getting water in L/U. New shaft is no longer availible ( 2 piece drive shaft ) called Glen Reynolds racing and marine and he is sending me a new 1 piece shaft to replace it with ( my local dealer apparently is not aware of this option ! ) my problem now is i cant get the other part of the drive shaft to release from the crank !
Any one have any suggestions ????

2 years ago when i first had water getting into the LU when i took it apart the upper shaft fell out, when i installed the LU i greased all the splines and i had trouble getting it to seat all the way in, it finally did . So i dont think its a corrosion issue .

 

[GotMyAlly]

Can you get a slide hammer on it?

 

[Carl pastore]

Can you get a slide hammer on it?

The shaft is up in the mid section, hard to get anything to securely grab it

 

[Bill Mason]

Again, soak it for several days in diesel. Been there done that??

 

[Carl pastore]

Again, soak it for several days in diesel. Been there done that??

I will try it , thank you

 

[ssv1761982]

Pull the power head.

 

[Carl pastore]

Pull the power head.

I was hoping to not have to do that !

 

[ssv1761982]

Pulling the power head is probably easiest in the long run and a lot less chance of screwing up anything else. Just guessing tho.

 

[Carl pastore]

Pulling the power head is probably easiest in the long run and a lot less chance of screwing up anything else. Just guessing tho.

Ive never pulled a power head so that will be a last resort . I have done lots of mechanical work , but not on a big outboard motor.

 

[John_Richied]

Pulling the power-head.... Easy money if you have a cherry picker, truss and come-a-long or branch and rope behind the trailer house....

Oh yeah, the lifting ring that screws into the flywheel too... YOU CAN DO IT!

I have the part number for the Merc ring if ya need it.