Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: water pump change out 1986 yamaha 70hp

Posted by russell glass on 03/05/09 - 10:57 AM
#1

How do I disconnect the shift rod and where?

Posted by Derwd24 on 03/05/09 - 11:49 AM
#2

I helped a friend swap out a pump a few years back on his Yamaha 90 HP, just a few years newer than yours, and if I remember correctly there isn't a shift rod like in the OMC engines. Instead there's a splined shaft at the top of the gear case that slides into a mated rod in the bottom of the exhaust housing. This rod rotates to shift into and out of gear.

Posted by russell glass on 03/05/09 - 12:56 PM
#3

Thanks alot, that really helps me out.