but I got'er done! Tonight, using instructions and encouragement from my buddy Rob, I changed my first outboard boat motor water pump impeller! On Thursday I'm having a mobile boat service come over to replace the seals in my lower unit and during a chance phone call today, Rob recommended that I should change the impeller before that work got done and so I didn't have to replace the grease the 2nd time.
Well Rob was right, as he usually is. I bought the part on the way home and I got the lower unit off and the impeller changed without much drama. It was ready for replacement as it was quite worn so I'm glad I listened to the voice of experience. I did use K-Y jelly to lube the rubber blades to make the cover slide on easier and I did use a tie-down strap to hold the lower as I refit it into the motor and struggled to get the driveshaft splines aligned. And I tried to use the floor jack to hold up the lower unit but I ended up tripping over it and nearly beaning myself on the concrete.
But with Rob's help, I saved myself about $150 and that feels pretty good!
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