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    pinion gear

    my motor has a bad pinion gear. The forward and<br />reverse gears are fine. Is there a problem <br />replacing just the pinion gear? This is for a <br />1988 johnson 48hp.<br /><br />thanks
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    48 hp Johnson Lower Unit Rebuild

    I had a guy check out my motor and found the lower unit to be locked up. The motor would not<br />turn over until the lower unit was taken off. He <br />showed me this. He could barely turn the shaft<br />in the lower unit with vice grips. He told me <br />850.00 to 1200.00 for him to fix it...
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    Johnson 48 hp spl hard to turnover

    Hello,<br />My 1988 Johnson failed Sunday. I was running <br />real slow and it clunked (sorry for the term)<br />and quit. I tried to crank it and it would<br />not even turn over. I had to keep bumping the <br />starter for it to get to a point so it would <br />turn over. It would then...
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