Bent propshaft

[ccstac]

I have a 79 v-4 100 horse Evinrude that I think has a bent propshaft. It looks like it wobbles a little when spun by hand. I am not having any vibration or problems with seals. I have owned this boat for a year and have not hit anything, so it has been like this for a while. The last time I change the lu fluid I had metal shavings on both lu plugs. If I need to replace the lu, which year and horsepower lower units will interchange with this motor. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[steelespike]

Re: Bent propshaft

ccstac, <br /> Wobble is not good.Pull the prop and hold a guide of some sort close to the chaft and spin it by hand.There should be no wobble.<br />Shavings may be wear from clutch dog which does happen in the course of use. Be sure the motor<br />is at lowest idle possible when shifting and<br />you shift with a crisp sure movement.Dont mash<br />it in and dont drag it in to slowly.

 

[OBJ]

Re: Bent propshaft

Hi ccstac....<br /><br />Sometimes the shaft may appear to wobble depending where you look. But like steelspike said, check it out with good stright edge or if you have access to a dial indicator, this would be better. The shavings you saw when you drained the oil, were the long shavings or wee little sparklers or flakes?<br /><br />Jim

 

[OBJ]

Re: Bent propshaft

Forgot to add somethin'...(just finished up a midnight shift)<br /><br />Seeing the wee little tiny sparklers in the oil can happen if it had been a while since the last oil change. What did the oil look like?<br /><br />Jim