How to Remove Lower Unit Drain Plugs

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@petermcgrane334 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. Worked perfect and saved me the trouble of taking other routes. Glad I checked it out before taking the next step myself.

@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 5 жыл бұрын

Remove the upper vent plug while filling from the bottom plug, else pressure can blow out a lip seal. Once full, install upper vent plug. About every manual tells how to do this correctly. An motorcycle type impact driver is often used to remove/install these plugs, a simple screwdriver doesn't cut the mustard.

@PeteJCBeebe Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did a lot of tapping with a hammer and a flat nail. Then I heated with a lighter. Then tapped some more. Then I tried a large screw driver with a wrench attached and it finally came loose. Thanks for the tips.

@jakeroth5809 3 ай бұрын

I had one stuck too and a mechanic showed me a trick which I saw it was too simple to work but it did. Spray Blaster on it and get a screw driver and a hammer and tap the head of the screw. It worked. It was really stuck and it was a very old lower unit

@kendotx 5 жыл бұрын

This video really helped me remove one of the screws, Thank you so much

@Dangbo3030 2 жыл бұрын

A hand impact driver, which can be bought at harbor freight, will also work

@cone6052 2 жыл бұрын

If you have regular maintenance to do the gear oil change. The plug will be easy to remove it. Over tight is your problem. The plug coming with washer to help seal water out. Next time using a* big flat head* screw driver with muscle will do the work. No need to replace the plug.

@miztrusa Ай бұрын

Or if you buy a used motor and previous owner may not have ever touched it like in my case. 88 Meriner 5hp in Mint condition

@knowledge15king 3 жыл бұрын

Totally forgot about the punch trick THANKS

@cnn94001 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for posting the vid. I'm having the same issue with my Johnson 50hp, the bottom screw (or plug) is stuck really tight. I did what you did, still can't get son of a bitch out. The screw is damaged really bad. Any more idea? Should I drill the whole thing out and tap new hole? I'm hoping to avoid doing that. Thanks.