115 Etec gearcase assembly

[BAI2]

Ok I’ll try to keep this short. I have been repairing outboards for 30 years, been in hundreds of gearcases. This one has me stumped. 115 Etec S2 with the bolt that goes down into the pinion instead of the nut under. New fwd and pinion gear. Reverse is good. Different prop shaft but same part number.
When I tighten down the keepers for the bearing carrier, the drive shaft will not turn. Something is binding.
The gearcase was operating other than a couple teeth chipped off the two gears I replaced. The prop shaft was twisted so we put a used straight shaft in it.
Any ideas?

Also if I keep the bearing carrier loosened up, the drive shaft turns fine but feels like the lower driveshaft is floating around and is rough.
All honesty this is my first two piece drive shaft.

 

[flyingscott]

Ok I’ll try to keep this short. I have been repairing outboards for 30 years, been in hundreds of gearcases. This one has me stumped. 115 Etec S2 with the bolt that goes down into the pinion instead of the nut under. New fwd and pinion gear. Reverse is good. Different prop shaft but same part number.
What I tighten down the keepers for the bearing carrier, the drive shaft will not turn. Something is binding.
The gearcase was operating other than a couple teeth chipped off the two gears I replaced. The prop shaft was twisted so we put a used straight shaft in it.
Any ideas?

Is the housing good? Did you re-shim it?

 

[BAI2]

Is the housing good? Did you re-shim it?

The housing was working fine when I took it apart it just had a few chipped teeth on the gears. What I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around is if I put the drive shaft in it with no shims on the upper side it’s still binding. It’s like I need to gain about .05” somewhere.

 

[flyingscott]

Where did you get the gears?

 

[BAI2]

Where did you get the gears?

Can I give you a quick call?

 

[jimmbo]

Perhaps the Gear(s)/Bearings on the Prop Shaft also need the Shims Adjusted

Do you have the Factory Service Manual? If not, get it.

 

[BAI2]

The gears were OEM

 

[jimmbo]

OEM gears would need to shimmed to mesh properly

 

[BAI2]

Perhaps the Gear(s)/Bearings on the Prop Shaft also need the Shims Adjusted

Do you have the Factory Service Manual? If not, get it.

Nope, normally these things are pretty straight forward. This one is making no sense.

 

[BAI2]

There is no shimming on the prop shaft. I get shimming the pinion.

 

[saltchuckmatt]

Go to Barnacle Bills Evinrude web site. Best etec info on the Internet.

 

[racerone]

Replacement pinion MUST be shimmed to the lower driveshaft.-----Where bearings cleaned of any / all metal chips ?

 

[BAI2]

Figured it out…. Wrong set of gears. Should have pulled the gears out and took the part numbers off the gears vs trusting the model # on the motor and what gearcase was on it….. rookies….

 

[BAI2]

Now, anyone got a good ETEC dealer to get parts through?

 

[saltchuckmatt]

Now, anyone got a good ETEC dealer to get parts through?

Barnacle Bills trust me...no better place.

 

[saltchuckmatt]

Now, anyone got a good ETEC dealer to get parts through?

Seaway marine in Lynnwood Washington also has tons of parts.

 

[BAI2]

Thanks guys! Much appreciated!