broken shifter arm on 1958 Evinrude 7.5 hp

dancamp009 · #1 February 5th, 2007, 08:56 AM

Hi again,
I need to repair a broken shift arm on my 58 Evinrude 7.5 outboard. I'll enclose a picture tomarrow to show exactly what is going on, but for now I'll just say that it broke close by where the greese fitting is. The shifting arm looks a little pourous so I imagine it will be difficult if not impossible to weld. I'm thinking about JB weld.
any suggestions appreciated.
thanks again

WillyBWright · #2 February 5th, 2007, 09:09 AM

There's a lot of pressure at that point. Epoxy repair probably won't last long. You can probably get one from www.tcoutboard.com

R.Johnson · #3 February 5th, 2007, 11:31 AM

You have to lift the power head for this repair, so now would be a good time to replace, or check the water pump if it has'nt been done in a while. You will need a power head base gasket, and I also would replace the upper drive shaft seal. This is a simple fix as the seal, and it's component's are right on the drive shaft.

dancamp007 · #4 February 5th, 2007, 10:54 PM

Hope lifting the power head on this motor is easier than on a 92 Yamaha 4-stroke, whew, that was a *****, salted bolts and alot of expensive gaskets and O rings. Wonder what the total cost of would be in time and materials.
www.tcoutboard.com has an am for $20.00, a decent price, but wants mine in return for compare. Trying a repair first, but will buy the arm for later.
thanks again guys