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Well I have been listening for the tell tale sounds of a drive going and didn't hear a thing. I was cruising along at 70 and my wife gave me the wave to pour on the coals so I did, almost hit 80 and the boat died. My wife looked at me and said, "why did you do that". I said I didn't, the drive died, out in the middle of Lake Huron with nobody around except for a tug pulling a barge. I called Boat US and they never called back, so I called 911 and they sent out a tow company. Cost me $625 to get towed 4 miles back to the harbor. Now I need to pull the drive apart and fix it. Any recommendations on where to get detailed information on lash and shims?
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every time ive blown a drive there is a massive hole in the bottom gearcase where the gear exploded
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Originally Posted by ThisIsLivin
(Post 4181582)
Well I have been listening for the tell tale sounds of a drive going and didn't hear a thing. I was cruising along at 70 and my wife gave me the wave to pour on the coals so I did, almost hit 80 and the boat died. My wife looked at me and said, "why did you do that". I said I didn't, the drive died, out in the middle of Lake Huron with nobody around except for a tug pulling a barge. I called Boat US and they never called back, so I called 911 and they sent out a tow company. Cost me $625 to get towed 4 miles back to the harbor. Now I need to pull the drive apart and fix it. Any recommendations on where to get detailed information on lash and shims?
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The nut backed off on the input shaft gear. . . . . . . . .
Mine went BANG when the case broke, then it made the funky noises like yours. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscace0ed5.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps12f6e23b.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psff1c8e23.jpg |
Originally Posted by JTeam
(Post 4167192)
I have the exact same setup, 2005 with ITS and it has always chattered a bit when getting on plane. I bought the boat with 78 hours on it, and have over 200 now. Ever notice anything on the magnets when you changed the oil? I don't, just wondering if you saw any signs.
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4188024)
The nut backed off on the input shaft gear. . . . . . . . .
Mine went BANG when the case broke, then it made the funky noises like yours. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscace0ed5.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps12f6e23b.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psff1c8e23.jpg |
Originally Posted by ThisIsLivin
(Post 4181582)
Well I have been listening for the tell tale sounds of a drive going and didn't hear a thing. I was cruising along at 70 and my wife gave me the wave to pour on the coals so I did, almost hit 80 and the boat died. My wife looked at me and said, "why did you do that". I said I didn't, the drive died, out in the middle of Lake Huron with nobody around except for a tug pulling a barge. I called Boat US and they never called back, so I called 911 and they sent out a tow company. Cost me $625 to get towed 4 miles back to the harbor. Now I need to pull the drive apart and fix it. Any recommendations on where to get detailed information on lash and shims?
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ThisisLivin,
If your upper case is broken like ours then buy a new, old style, upper from Victory Marine. They take them out of the box and hard shim the input shaft bearings. |
Fortunately the case is intact, I am assuming the upper gears are toast as the oil came out a grey metallic color. I have decided to send the drive to All American to have George rebuild it, they get $6500 and I get a drive beefed up to handle 700hp and a 24 month warranty. The parts alone from MAX were more than that and a stock rebuild won't hold up anyway. I will also be upgrading my tow package to unlimited.
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Have you looked at sending it to Teague?
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