Re: 200 Mariner
its really really easy to do. heres what i do.
i put it in gear and remove all the nuts and bolts holding the lower unit on except the one closest to the transom. that one will hold the LU on for you. get a helper if you need one and loosen that nut. the LU will slide right off. the water pump is very straight forward. replace everything. get the whole kit. it will cost about $50. just when you take off the old piece match them up with the new ones in the kit and put it back the way it was. be careful not to over tighten the bolts holding the pump housing on. when your ready to put the LU back on, get your helper again and line up the shift shaft which should still be in gear and you will have to move the prop a little bit to get the driveshaft to line up with the splines. when it lines up it will slide right back up and put that nut on that you took off last closest to the transom to hold the LU. it probably takes about 20-30 minutes tops.
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