Merc.260hp I/O Whines in Neutral

stnick

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What would cause a loud whine in the rear of my boat while in neutral? I just installed a new complete upper and lower SEI drive with a new gimbal bearing. The whines seems to stop when I shift into gear.<br />Thanks,<br />Nick
 

Don S

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Re: Merc.260hp I/O Whines in Neutral

Pull the drive and run the engine. No whine, then it's either the drive or the gimbal bearing.<br />Is the gimbal bearing smooth? ANY roughness could cause the whine. Putting the drive in gear loads the bearings and could stop the whine.
 

Bondo

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Re: Merc.260hp I/O Whines in Neutral

Just to check the Obvious,..............<br /><br />It IS full of a quality high performance Lube,..??...... Right,..??
 
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