Boating and fishing life has been fun and reliable so I haven't been here asking for help in a long while. That is all changing now though. I let my nephew borrow my boat a few times later this summer to use on local lakes. Then I went to put it away for winter and noticed with controls in forward position the prop spins freely. I winterized the boat and removed the lower unit for investigation. I removed the prop and the big nut was broken. Uh-oh. The prop shaft was moving in and out almost 1/4" by hand. Using slide hammer and hook on outer ring of bearing carrier, alternating positions and taking my time it finally came out. So did a chocolate shake of gear oil and water.
what I found is the bearing carrier is literally broken, and bearings are rusty. The gears are fine and the nephew is back to shore fishing from now on.
Where can I find another bearing carrier? All the usual sources come up dry
serial number on the 1971 Mercury 500 is 3011762
what I found is the bearing carrier is literally broken, and bearings are rusty. The gears are fine and the nephew is back to shore fishing from now on.
Where can I find another bearing carrier? All the usual sources come up dry
serial number on the 1971 Mercury 500 is 3011762
