- 1). Remove the six bolts on the motor's lower unit with the wrench. The bolts are located just under the anti-cavitation plate and they connect the lower unit to the midsection.
- 2). Remove the bolt holding the trim tab to the bottom of the anti-cavitation plate. Set the trim tab and the bolt aside separately.
- 3). Detach the lower unit from the motor by removing the final bolt. Slide the lower unit out carefully and place it off to the side.
- 4). Pull the motor and shift shafts up carefully and slide them out of the motor. Set the shafts aside next to the tab.
- 5). Take the bolts off the water pump's plastic housing with the wrench. Lift the plastic housing off the pump. Remove the stainless steel cup and take the "O" ring out of the cup.
- 6). Remove the key way from the motor shaft by gently tapping it with a rubber mallet.
- 7). Slide the pump impeller out of the motor. Remove impeller gasket and the steel plate.
- 8). Open the new water pump kit and install the new water pump components in reverse order in which they were removed.
- 9). Grease the tops of the motor and shift shafts, the lower unit's housing, and the remaining bolts with an anti-seize compound.
- 10
Reinstall the motor and shift shafts, trim tap and lower unit into the motor.
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