Well i using using my motor yesterday morning running traps and i put the motor in reverse like i always do. Once the motor was locked in reverse, i gave it a little gas and all of a sudden i heard a pop and had no way to steer the boat. When i would turn the tiller, the top half of the motor would move but the lower unit would not move. Then this morning while messing with the motor, the lower unit fell off! Not sure if this had happened to anyone else but looking to see if anyone would know what broke. The gear on top of the lower unit has metal shavings all over it but not sure where its coming from. (Posted a video to demonstrate).

http://youtu.be/U9ogiF35xoA

Dammit man. That sucks

Wow

Yea im at a loss of how it happened.

You broke all 6 of the tower bolts. Where is the spacer that is supposed to be in the housing? It sits in between the lu, and the reverse plate, big silver sleeve.

It could still be in the other half of the motor. I would have to go look

Also suposed to be a teflon sleeve in the bottom and the top of the housing. Doesnt look like there's one in the bottom.

And just fyi, that powerheAd is not secured anymore. The plate its bolted to was bolted to the lower unit and thats what holds it all together. That powerhead can be knocked off pretty easily as it sits, so dont shake it around too much.

There aint anything holding it on. It will lift right off..

Duckt tape and zip ties


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There is six (or four) bolts that go through the reverse plate, through the spacer (if it's there), and then into the lower unit. They're obviously no longer attached to the lower unit, so there is nothing holding the rest of that stuff together. Are the bolts broken off in the lower unit? Have you ever disassembled this thing? Look up in the tower housing, you should be able to see what's going on.

Never disassembled it but i can see 4 bolts that dont look broken from the top of the powerhead. The powerhead is just real loose. Gonna bring it to prodrive to have em look at. The spindle that drives lower unit seems stripped as well. Ill take a better look at it tonight

Strap all that shit to the tower housing before you take off down the road with it.

Gotcha. Bringing it to prodrive hopefully Wednesday to have em look at it.

With the rough ass roads yall have there, I'd damn sure have a few straps holding that thing together.

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What did you find out? curious.

I guess its still broke or has this been fixed?

It wont just fall off because of the spline adapter but yes, nothing be holding that bitch on but gravity now.