Drewzieroth
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- Joined
- Apr 2, 2020
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Last year I wrecked my lower unit on my 1980’s 40hp Yamaha outboard. I recently bought a lower unit on eBay and did the install myself. When I took it to the lake to try it out I could get the boat to go in reverse but not forward. I removed the shifting cable and manually shifted it into forward and still nothing. When I put the prop on it seems there is a huge gap between the prop and lower unit. It is not right but I can’t for the life of my figure it out. It seems like the thrust washer does not sit like it’s supposed to even though it’s the exact same prop. Could it not going forward be thrust washer related? I know I need a new prop I just didn’t want to buy one until I knew I could fix it.