I have a 1974 I/O with a 140 mercruiser. I was out last season and blew the reverse lock valve out. Fluid all over the place. I was able to rig it enough to get the boat on the trailer. So I tore the valve apart and discovered that the #10-32 bolt that holds the ball bearings housing together internally had stripped out some threads.
I can't find a machine shop that will fix my problem. All of them say it's too small. I can't find an insert small enough to do it myself. My other thought was to get a bolt that's a little longer to bypass the stripped threads and get to the good threads, but no one carries that small of bolt!! Now i'm stuck. Does anyone have any suggestions? I saw a few posts on switching to a newer pump that has the reverse lock built in. Would that be the only way to go? I can't believe something so small is stopping me from getting my boat running again. Thanks guys!!!!
I can't find a machine shop that will fix my problem. All of them say it's too small. I can't find an insert small enough to do it myself. My other thought was to get a bolt that's a little longer to bypass the stripped threads and get to the good threads, but no one carries that small of bolt!! Now i'm stuck. Does anyone have any suggestions? I saw a few posts on switching to a newer pump that has the reverse lock built in. Would that be the only way to go? I can't believe something so small is stopping me from getting my boat running again. Thanks guys!!!!
