i need an opinion concerning my engine's lower unit which is in the shop. Last weekend I notice some lower unit oil leaking from a water drain whole on the lower unit. I removed the lower unit and found the seal around the shift rod needed to be replaced. I took the lower unit to a shop and was going to have them replace all seals for me, been too busy to at work to get it done myself.
Shop calls and says I need new foward and reverse gears, as well as a new clutch. The engine has been slipping going into reverse some, but has been a smooth as butter going into foward, no slipping once in gear.
I went and looked at the parts at the shop, reverse gear is slightly rounded where the clutch connects to the gear. Forward is rather square, but has some lines on the top part of the notch that catches the clutch (possibly been put in gear while the engine was rotating to fast?).
Do I necessarily need to replace these parts? Is it a ticking time bomb? could I possibly get another year out of it?
Any advise is appreciated.
Shop calls and says I need new foward and reverse gears, as well as a new clutch. The engine has been slipping going into reverse some, but has been a smooth as butter going into foward, no slipping once in gear.
I went and looked at the parts at the shop, reverse gear is slightly rounded where the clutch connects to the gear. Forward is rather square, but has some lines on the top part of the notch that catches the clutch (possibly been put in gear while the engine was rotating to fast?).
Do I necessarily need to replace these parts? Is it a ticking time bomb? could I possibly get another year out of it?
Any advise is appreciated.
