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Sounds like you may have twisted off a shaft. Where is the level on your drive lube reservoir and is there lube in the drive?

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Took the top cover off. the top gear is all jammed up. Just ordered a rebuilt drive from flordia. Any one want to buy this one???

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Leave the top off throw in a little dirt makes a fair Planter!

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send me some pics I might be interested

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give me your email if you want some pics

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bellow

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No offense to anyone here is meant but Joe I completely agree with you.. I can even remember how many times I had people bring stuff in that way & say here Fix it...

Luckily I have this new tool from Snap on here is the part# w.t.f.1 Magical wand ... It also works good for diagnostics over the phone like My boat makes a noise, What is it? & questions like that... For some other situations snap on has a crystal ball part# w.t.f.2 It is for problems like my boat wont start & I put a battery in & a starter but it still does nothing. This is when I use my crsyatl ball... Once in a while I have very complex situations to deal with & thankfully I can use both the magic wand & crystal ball together to properly get the job done. :evilb: I imagine you have seen some of this down your way.. Nothing supprises me anymore

Again No offense was meant anyone else here. I just got a chuckle out of what Joe said. We have gotten a fair amount of stuff like that at times too... I guess its a shop owner thing... ;) Jamie :)

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I totally agree with Joe, someone brought me "a drive" to rebuild in piece's and was actually a Bukkake of blown up part's from 3 drives that marina handed him.
A machine shop that I deal with actually oversees me taking the motors apart in his shop, as opposed to bringing the pieces in. This way withought a doubt we understand what went wrong and where, and observe the big picture instead of trying to solve a puzzle. BBB

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This may come as a surprise to some of you guys who own or work in boat yards but some of who dont CAN rebuild their own drives, engines or whatever else it takes. I know there are several here who can. I for one am one of them.

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thats great but you are the exception to the rule, the problem is most people think its like a toaster or can opener that all you need are a couple of basic tool to take apart find the short and put back together.......between my snap-on, merc, omc, and volvo tools I own over 60k in tools Plus My box, most people arnt going to spend big money for the right tool to do the job and usually screw it up trying.........

Im not trying to put anyone down I just saying in the long run its cheaper and easier to take to the correct shop to get it fixed


everybody crys about what we charge an hour......

when the heater or a/c in your breaks what do they get an hour ?????

how much are plumber getting a hour these days


how about electricians


as a marine tech we are trained on these systems as well as drives and motors


I own alot more tools then most of the above profession and prob have more schooling


I charge 75.00 an hour......the shop I used to work for charged 95.00 for my same work


seriously what are the above getting an hour??????



I belive there are alot of things on a boat that any one with common knolage can fix and Im always happy to help someone fix something that normally might be a little beyond them but drives if you dont have the proper tools and training you are much better off taking it to someone whos built a couple of hundred



JUST MY 5 cents