clicking prop

[PieceOfShip]

well today i got the boat out for a little test run and it went very smooth. until i tried to get back on the trailer and got pushed sideways by the current. as i tried to reverse out, i clipped some rocks and took a nice quarter size chunk out of the prop (it was low tide here). i got the boat on the trailer the second attempt and checked out the prop. when i spin it it makes a click once for every rotation. i cant remeber if it did this before or not. did i just break a bearing in the outdrive, or is this normal? i removed the prop and spun the shaft, still the click. their is no play in the shaft, it is solid. no leaking fluids either. thanks in advance.

 

[crazy charlie]

Re: clicking prop

It will make a click if in neutral.Put it in fwd and check and also reverse and do the same.Charlie

 

[Bondo]

Re: clicking prop

You don't mention What drive we're talking about,<br />But, If it's a Merc. Alpha, <br />It Should Click 6 times per Rev., when turned as if freewheeling, In Gear.....<br />No Clicks in Neutral.......<br />1 Click per Rev., Sounds more like a Gear Tooth, that Isn't where it Belongs.........<br />You Might wan't to have it looked at.......

 

[PieceOfShip]

Re: clicking prop

sorry, its an omc cobra circa 1987. its in my friends garage, so ill have to test that out tommorow. thanks