Evinrude, Johnson leg swap

GreatDANE

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I have a 75' 135 Evinrude and my leg is shot, Does anyone know what years or models are interchangeable.
I have found a 80's 140 Johnson it looks identical, so can I replace the legs between them? Or even better can I take the blown motor off of the Johnson and put my Evinrude on that?
The Johnson has many upgrade's to mine(the new tilt would be nice).

Everything looks the same mounting points for the motor, etc... but is the shaft the same? I've been told that the newer models had a reverse rotation on the leg?
Yes I know I can get one new for around $1500, but this whole motor is only $200. Thx.
 
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crb478

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Re: Evinrude, Johnson leg swap

I believe that you need one from the 73-77 V4 motors. I think that the 85 and 115 will also fit, but they may have a slightly different gear ratio. The 78 and up will not fit.
 
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