Hi guys,
2004 2stroke Merc 40hp ELPTO
I'll give the story before I get to my question.
I drove this thing into a rock, hard, while on plane at about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. I got towed back to shore because the prop would no longer turn (Even though the engine sounded fine.)
The prop no longer spun concentric, showing me I had bent the prop shaft, and the driveshaft had sheared off at the spines in the engine crank. Fun. It didn't take long pricing up the 2 shafts to realize that a used lower unit was in order.
I found a lower unit that looks in remarkable shape. Paint is undamaged, and even the skeg shows no damage. One thing I don't like about it is the prop bearing carrier outer edge is chewed up from having something wrapped around it at some point. (I'm not able to attach a pic for some reason)
The question. Can replace the damaged carrier with my old one, and leave my old reverse gear on it? There are no chips or damage, and the gear pattern appears well centered. My thought is that reverse is rarely under load, and these 40's are not shimmed anyways.
The other option is to use the reverse gear from the "new" lower unit on my old carrier, but I believe that would involve replacing bearings as well since they are damaged in the process.
Am I way off in wanting to swap in the the different reverse gear?
Rob
2004 2stroke Merc 40hp ELPTO
I'll give the story before I get to my question.
I drove this thing into a rock, hard, while on plane at about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. I got towed back to shore because the prop would no longer turn (Even though the engine sounded fine.)
The prop no longer spun concentric, showing me I had bent the prop shaft, and the driveshaft had sheared off at the spines in the engine crank. Fun. It didn't take long pricing up the 2 shafts to realize that a used lower unit was in order.
I found a lower unit that looks in remarkable shape. Paint is undamaged, and even the skeg shows no damage. One thing I don't like about it is the prop bearing carrier outer edge is chewed up from having something wrapped around it at some point. (I'm not able to attach a pic for some reason)
The question. Can replace the damaged carrier with my old one, and leave my old reverse gear on it? There are no chips or damage, and the gear pattern appears well centered. My thought is that reverse is rarely under load, and these 40's are not shimmed anyways.
The other option is to use the reverse gear from the "new" lower unit on my old carrier, but I believe that would involve replacing bearings as well since they are damaged in the process.
Am I way off in wanting to swap in the the different reverse gear?
Rob