i have a 1983 34' scarab and the drive casings are cracked right by the props 6 inches and was wondering how to check to see if the gears are ruined and or if i can do a quick fix so i can run for a year and save for new ones i am very new to this hobbie please email me at [email protected]

I've had my casings welded many times... once the pitting was sooo bad water leaked through the transom. They welded a ton of aluminum back and ground it flat.

Do you happen to know why they cracked in the first place? Or how deep the crack goes?

how can you tell if theres water in there and hts 2000 is whats im putting in the cracks and how can u tell if your gears are shot

the crack are 3-4 inchs it goes rite through the casing by the prop the gear lube is green and not milky

If their that bad than their probably going through the threaded area where the carrier retainer screws in. If that retainer comes out you could end up loosing your prop,propshaft,carrier,and drive gear. That's over a thousand bucks in parts. The cracks only going to get worst. I think I would start looking for replacements.

I welded mine up and ran them for a year. I just kept a real good eye on them after they got welded. You need a REAL good welder to do this because they have to know how to mix the gas for the corrosion that is in the alluminum. I did not grind mine as I wanted to keep as much strenght as possible. It took two tries but they did get it to hold.

thanks for the input im just wondering if any body has a diagram of the drive assembly the take down piece by peice this project has turn into a nite mare

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