25 johnson slips out of gear

[blueman]

I recently had my motor gone over and the shop who fixed the motor was supposed to fix everything but when I got it in the water it was ok for about 10 min. Then it started to slip.anything over an idle speed it slips right into netural and then it hardley wants to go back into gear. mabey spun prop or clutch dog? thank you

 

[OBJ]

Re: 25 johnson slips out of gear

Hi blueman....welcome to the forums....<br /><br />If the engine rpm goes up and you don't go know where....the prop hub is most likely spun. It can be rehubbed if this is the case.<br /><br />Pull the prop and look at the rubber area. You may see little balls of rubber or the rubber may have losts of cracks in it.<br /><br />You can do a test on the prop to determine if the hub is spun. Draw a line with some kind of ink that won't wash off from the rubber hub to the metal part of the prop. Install the prop and after the problem crops up, remove the prop and see if the lines are still even. If not, spun hub.<br /><br />Keep us posted.

 

[fishunter15]

Re: 25 johnson slips out of gear

I had the same problem on my 65hp Johnson. The gear select cable was loose and wasn't engaging fully into gear. In turn it would start moving a little bit then slip into neutral. If this is the case with your motor check the cable where it mounts to the motor. If this isn't the case ignore ewhat I say

 

[OBJ]

Re: 25 johnson slips out of gear

I gotta respectfully disagree with fishhunter. <br /><br />DON'T ignore what he says. Put it in the back of your think tank. May come in handy some day.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: 25 johnson slips out of gear

I agree with OBJ. Spun prop hub is the place to start, especially if it revs up and you go nowhere. But, good thought, fishunter. Had that happen on an old 67 65 HP merc of mine. Never could keep those darn cables adjusted just right on that motor..

 

[blueman]

Re: 25 johnson slips out of gear

thank you for the info I pulled off the prop today and the pin was broken and on groove in the prop was also missing a big piece of metal