Johnson seahorse jumps out of gear???

[Kybuck]

I have a Johnson seahorse 10hp model #QD-16<br />serial #1324053. I don't know what year it is. When running and shifted into forward it will stay in gear for about 5 sec. and then jumps into neutral. It runs fine in reverse it only does it in forward thanks for any help you can give.

 

[petryshyn]

Re: Johnson seahorse jumps out of gear???

Sounds like the sprags are worn rounded off the shift hub and forward gear. Disassemble and inspect hub and gear is all I can think of.

 

[trevorcday]

Re: Johnson seahorse jumps out of gear???

When these motors do this it is almost always a worn shift clutch. A good trick is to disassemble the lower unit and turn it around on the shaft so the worn teeth are now used in reverse where jumping out of gear is a lot easier to put up with. Even better, replace the clutch but make sure the gears aren't too badly worn first.

 

[mnkelsner]

Re: Johnson seahorse jumps out of gear???

Did you ever resolve you problem with motor jumping out of forward ?<br /><br />I have a QD 16, the skag crack from freezing and we jb welded it until it wore down gears now it jumps out of gear.<br /><br />Got a FD 11 57 18hp that we want to try and use lower unit for parts... <br /><br />Question is do we have to replace from powerhead down or just foot ?