HELP! Boat Will Not Go Into Gear

jbird2288

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I was out on the lake and my boat stopped pulling. So i shut it off and tried it again and all it does is rev up when i try to put it into reverse and drive. I just replaced the shift cable into the drive and put it all back together and tried again and still nothing.. it just revs and wont go into any gear.. with the boat turned off it spins freely in neutral and when in drive it will lock one way and click the other way and the opposite for reverse.. what is the problem? i'm out ideas and just wanna be sitting on the lake.
 

Bondo

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Re: HELP! Boat Will Not Go Into Gear

I was out on the lake and my boat stopped pulling. So i shut it off and tried it again and all it does is rev up when i try to put it into reverse and drive. I just replaced the shift cable into the drive and put it all back together and tried again and still nothing.. it just revs and wont go into any gear.. with the boat turned off it spins freely in neutral and when in drive it will lock one way and click the other way and the opposite for reverse.. what is the problem? i'm out ideas and just wanna be sitting on the lake.

Ayuh,.... My waGuess is you've got a Blown Coupler....

Pull the drive, 'n look in through the gimbel bearing...
 

jbird2288

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Re: HELP! Boat Will Not Go Into Gear

so i started the boat again and in neutral it just sounds like grinding and metal clunking around
 

ziggy

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Re: HELP! Boat Will Not Go Into Gear

have ya drained the gear lub yet to inspect for metal fragments?
 
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