94' Yamaha 150, lower unit knock?

bugeyestp

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94' Yamaha 150 Saltwater Series. Every time it is put in gear there is a knock in lower unit. At idle in gear the knocking is constant until throttle is engaged. With engine off and in gear there is a lot of play in prop and you can hear the knock when wiggling prop back n forth. Otherwise there is no noise to indicate a bearing is going bad. How much play is ok? Is this a characteristic of a bad clutch? Or could shift cable be out of adjustment? Or Rebuild needed? :confused:
 

JUSTINTIME

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Re: 94' Yamaha 150, lower unit knock?

drain lower unit and look at fluid first
sounds like a lower unit rebuild might be in order
 

bugeyestp

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Re: 94' Yamaha 150, lower unit knock?

yes I have drained the oil. only found what I would consider normal (fine metal dust clung to magnet)
 
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