While running my boat a loud rattling started coming from my engine. This morning I took the plastic cover off the clutch and found the problem. The galvinized piece that the clutch sits in was rattling on the bolt that keeps it from spinning. I just added some electrical tape to the bolt to act like a bushing. My question is, is this piece supposed to be able to rotate if that bolt is out. Or did I lose a bushing for that bolt. I just don't see why it just now started rattling if nothing is wrong.

Sorry no pics.

insert smartass Gigafowl comment here____________

it will rotate without the bolt....just make sure the bolts is tight.

The bolt is tight. So why all the sudden the rattle. Did the vibration wear the cover so that the slot is bigger than the bolt (and that is not a common problem for me. Lol). I guess I'll just run it.

Just be sure the clutch slot is in the bolt.....