98 Mercury 40HP ELPTO Drive Problem?

[thadraperyfallz]

I have a question. I was on the lake today running my boat and the water was pretty choppy. I was going pretty much full speed and made a pretty sharp turn (not driving like a complete j@ck@$$, but having a little fun.) When I made the turn, I heard what sounded like the engine revving up (which I actually think was the boat popping out of gear). I dropped it down to neutral, then re-engaged it into forward drive. When I went to re-engage the drive, it would go, but only into an idle speed. If I tried to give it gas, the prop wouldn't spin past idle speed, it would just rev the engine. So the prop spins, but only when I engage it in idle speed, maxing the boat out at a whopping 2.8 mph. I know I didn't hit anything, because I was in 10 feet of water at the time. I'm praying that I didn't hose anything up too bad, but am unable to find anything on any forums to figure out what it may be.

Any idea what it could be?

Thanks!

 

[Starcraftguy1]

Re: 98 Mercury 40HP ELPTO Drive Problem?

Sounds to me like you spun your prop bearing.Hopefully that is it,A cheaper fix then doing lower unit work.Chack it out.Good luck.

 

[thadraperyfallz]

Re: 98 Mercury 40HP ELPTO Drive Problem?

Thanks for the quick response! I got a couple similar answers from buddies who have boats and found the symptoms to match a 'spun hub' problem. I'll be taking the prop off this weekend, so I'll let you know what I find!

Thanks again!

 

[thadraperyfallz]

Re: 98 Mercury 40HP ELPTO Drive Problem?

Got the prop re-hubbed for 35 bucks at a local prop repair shop. Part number is 43676T .

Thanks!