XR drive ???
 

Hey anyone had any problems with there XR drives. I got towed back yeterday. We were running along at 4000 rpms and all at once rpms rev and we are done. Didnt hit anything didnt do anything different that we had done all day.All the fluids are up I took the shift cable off and shifted it by hand. I am going to pull the drive and check the shifter and see if there is any thing obvious. Or just take it in. Is this drive diff than the old mercs ? or Do any one know a good repair on performace stuff in Spokane or just take it back to my Dealer OCM.

thank you C n T Smith

Dude that sucks!!!! I hope it all works out ok. I have a great hands on guy that is the only one that I will let touch my boat in Spokane. He is at Lake City Marine. Vince is his name and will treat you right. Did you happen to check the cupler ???? I lost one in my Baja and found that one motor mount was loose. I'll give you a call in a bit. You might have to bum a ride from Josh and Jenna for a weekend or two.

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welcome to the world of the bravo !!!!

jerry and i have both been around that block a time or two or three or four

I just did the same thing.

ok how do i get the rest of the spline out?? i dont WANT to have to pull the motor??As you can see it snapped I do not think I hit anything the prop looks good?? any Ideas?? thank you C n T Smith

Drill it, put a screw in it, then use a pair of pliers or a dent puller to pull it out.

You are lucky.. that is a much easier fix than having your drive go boom.

Chris

Deja vu

sorry to ear that :picard1:

I have a xr sportmaster for sale cheap

cntsmith,
Unfortunately, welcome to the BBC (Busted Bravo Club).
As many of them as I have broken and seen broken, the drive shaft is a new one on me. I would check the engine alignment closely when you reinstall the drive. If it's misaligned (less common with the offshore cradle mount, which you should have with a 525) it could be putting your drive shaft in a bind and fatiguing the metal. Also make sure you have plenty of grease on the splines.
The coupler might be worth a check too.
Regards,
Steve

thank you I am going to work it Friday and maybe pull the motor too. I have the stuff to realign it. It maybe smart for me to just take it in too.
C n T

I take it that means you are not attending the Portland poker run... bummer
I was looking forward to seeing you,

Chris

There are several likely cause for the input shaft to break off like that.

1) impacting something.
2) shifting gears with elevated rpm or to avoid a collision, etc.
3) drive seizing

I've seen quite a few caused by the second reason. The cause was probably some time before the actual failure. Also you will most likely find twisted splines on the prop shaft and/or the verticle shaft in the drive. Think back to the last few times you used the boat before it broke and see if you can recall any instances of something happening. They don't usually break there from extreme hp or usage.

U Know It has been shifting slow in to the forward gear. Like it could take as long as 15 - 25 seconds. And I think there was a slight nug or tic just before it went??
Well the motor comes out Friday.
thank you Clinton

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i would take the drive apart and check out the internals. if nothing else you can wash it out and know what kind of shape it is in. it might of broke a gear and tryed to stack it.

Well guys I think I have bigger problems in that drive. I took the top off just for sh_ts and giggles just to see whats in there. I found two gears with broken teeth and now that I was messing with the gears its locking up. So I am headed to town to get it fixed.
So it looks like I got two weeks to get her fixed.Hey anyone know when the McCoys Poker run is??
So I am going to have to change out the spline cuppler. Anything else I should look at? thank you Clinton

Sooooo what is the latest on the drive. It all makes more sence now that we know the whole story. Did you take it to Vince??? give me a call one of these night.

Well the drive is ALMOST done. Just pulled the motor yesterday and thats a job if you donen't do that alot. Took me all day. Took the cupler off the motor and the spline that was broke off in there had twisted splines. I had to kind a pound it out. I will tAKE A picture later. We are hoping to have it ready to go by thursday so we can make it to the Performance Regatta on Lake Coeur D' Alene this weekend. Talk to you later have a good week. C n T Smith

I hope you make it out to the party. I have to work OT and can not get out of it. So I will not be there. The weather looks alittle colder than last year but still should be nice. I might make it out sunday it looks to be the best day by far. hope all works out for you. keep in touch !!!!

Brayden

That being the case, and since you have it this far apart, certainly you'll replace the coupler. It's not that expensive, especially compared to what it costs to have a shop replace it. Anything else would be false economy.

Been there, done that.

Pesky Varmint

Yes I did change the coupler. I had to beat the old spline out of the coupler. The old spline had a twist to it so I new I may have to change the coupler. I will get pictuers too. We are headed to Spokane to get the drive its done Heha its done the summer is going by FAST. thank for the help C n T Smith

Yahoo we are up and running. Went right back togather nice. I have pictures. C n T

Good to hear buddy, I hope Vince did not beat you up to bad!!!! He does do good work. So you dont have to worry about that. I'm glad that your all back together. There is still some Summer left. Do we know what really happened ????? Looks like a bad gear???

Lets just say the first year the boat was run harder than I should have. I think MAYBE got some air without pulling back on the throttle or I hit something??? We all ways run out as soon as the wind comes up . This boat loves windy days. So i dont blame Mercury at all. **** happens if you dont drive it right. C n T