Garnett-Devon
Cadet
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2016
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- 11
Help! I am just doing trials on my new to me RIB. It has a 1999 60HP Mercury Autolube 2 stroke. I swapped over to a Stainless Prop as one of my first jobs. On my second run yesterday it was intermittently dropping out of gear. After an hour I lost drive in forwards and reverse. Checked linkages which were fine. Interestingly prop turns slowly in neatral and still does. That suggests a bottom end problem to me right? My next step is to remove the gearbox. Could this be anything to do with the prop replacement? I have a service manual and a 20 ton press. Is this something a reasonable diy mechanic can look at or should I be looking for a replacement gearbox. Any advice appreciated thanks.