Remove foot from Johnson tracker 25hp

buckmarlin · 06-23-09, 08:41 AM

Neeed to change the impellor or water pump.. either way i can't get the foot to drop. i tried everything i know. it falls a little but will not drop completely off.

any suggestions, tricks or j=help would be appreciated.

robbie

WTL · 06-23-09, 10:50 AM

Sure you got every bolt? Sure you disengaged the shift lever in the midsection of the outboard?

I have heard the drive shaft can be rusted into the powerhead. PB blaster is your very best friend. But with mine, I not only had to call my buddy PB blaster, I had to kozy up with an angler grinder too.

Captmikestarrett · 06-24-09, 10:01 PM

Any luck with dropping the lower unit?

OK that just sounds wrong..

But really any luck?

Capt Mike

Captmikestarrett · 06-26-09, 10:29 AM

I got to thinking about a stuck driveshaft and remembered I had this issue once too. I used two 2x4 pieces of wood on each side of where the unit dropped a bit and levered the lower unit off with the two 2x4's..

Had to trim them down a bit to slide them in the gap but it worked as long as I used both at the same time to seperate the lower unit.

Capt Mike

WTL · 06-26-09, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captmikestarrett

Any luck with dropping the lower unit?

OK that just sounds wrong..

Capt Mike

Shoot, cause of the meat thread everyone is now gonna get paranoid about whether or not something they say sounds dirty....

I wanted to clarify I did not use the angle grinder to cut the drive shaft, I used it to cut a impossibly stuck bolt off. Cutting the drive shaft would possibly create more work than the outboard is worth.

bamabassman · 06-26-09, 12:49 PM

but we had fun didn't we wtl? best way to get a name for your boat too. hahahahahaha. good luck with the problem pal.

MrPhotographer06 · 06-26-09, 06:22 PM

its your shift rod.

look on the side of the motor on the upper part, there will be a cover, a couple bolts, remove them, then inside that is another cover, take that off, then inside there you will see the shift rod, get a magnetic extension, or if your a good wrencher, take the regular one, then back the bolt out, and carefully back it off

i had this problem with my outboard too.. luckliy my football coach is OMC Certified

06-23-09, 08:41 AM	#1
buckmarlin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	Remove foot from Johnson tracker 25hp Neeed to change the impellor or water pump.. either way i can't get the foot to drop. i tried everything i know. it falls a little but will not drop completely off. any suggestions, tricks or j=help would be appreciated. robbie

06-23-09, 10:50 AM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Sure you got every bolt? Sure you disengaged the shift lever in the midsection of the outboard? I have heard the drive shaft can be rusted into the powerhead. PB blaster is your very best friend. But with mine, I not only had to call my buddy PB blaster, I had to kozy up with an angler grinder too. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

06-24-09, 10:01 PM	#3
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Any luck with dropping the lower unit? OK that just sounds wrong.. But really any luck? Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

06-26-09, 10:29 AM	#4
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	I got to thinking about a stuck driveshaft and remembered I had this issue once too. I used two 2x4 pieces of wood on each side of where the unit dropped a bit and levered the lower unit off with the two 2x4's.. Had to trim them down a bit to slide them in the gap but it worked as long as I used both at the same time to seperate the lower unit. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

06-26-09, 12:49 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	but we had fun didn't we wtl? best way to get a name for your boat too. hahahahahaha. good luck with the problem pal. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-26-09, 06:22 PM	#7
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	its your shift rod. look on the side of the motor on the upper part, there will be a cover, a couple bolts, remove them, then inside that is another cover, take that off, then inside there you will see the shift rod, get a magnetic extension, or if your a good wrencher, take the regular one, then back the bolt out, and carefully back it off i had this problem with my outboard too.. luckliy my football coach is OMC Certified __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

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