Evinrude44
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Great information on this thread...
I'm having the same issue on my 1973 Evinrude 6hp Fisherman. It got to the point where the driveshaft would not turn in the upper gearcase cast-in brass (?) bearing. I later found water in the gearcase oil and the leak-path must have allowed debris/sand to migrate into the space between the bearing and driveshaft, scoring the two (see pictures).
My questions to you guys - are these parts still usable? When I place the driveshaft back into the bearing the fit is still pretty good (there isn't a lot of slop there). I know any amount of slop now allows the pinion gear to move that much more in the gearcase, but is there any way I can ream out the bearing hole and either install a new sleeve bearing (as previously mentioned in this thread) or attach a sleeve onto the SS driveshaft?
Is there another purpose to this bearing or is it only used to hold the driveshaft on axis so the pinion gear does not damage its teeth on the forward and reverse gears?
Thanks guys!
I'm having the same issue on my 1973 Evinrude 6hp Fisherman. It got to the point where the driveshaft would not turn in the upper gearcase cast-in brass (?) bearing. I later found water in the gearcase oil and the leak-path must have allowed debris/sand to migrate into the space between the bearing and driveshaft, scoring the two (see pictures).
My questions to you guys - are these parts still usable? When I place the driveshaft back into the bearing the fit is still pretty good (there isn't a lot of slop there). I know any amount of slop now allows the pinion gear to move that much more in the gearcase, but is there any way I can ream out the bearing hole and either install a new sleeve bearing (as previously mentioned in this thread) or attach a sleeve onto the SS driveshaft?
Is there another purpose to this bearing or is it only used to hold the driveshaft on axis so the pinion gear does not damage its teeth on the forward and reverse gears?
Thanks guys!