Forward = no go and stall

[Cornbread9]

I was cruising in my boat and heard a snap. Nearly spilled my liquor all over my son. Just kidding. There was no drift wood or skier in the water. The boat bogged down for a mile. It then stopped going forward. It would start back up, but would just crap out when I went in forward. Old lady had to row us in 3 miles. Just kidding. Reverse still worked.

I'm guessing something broke in the lower unit. It is a 88 Yamaha Pro 50 that was running as good as ever when it gave up. Do you just buy a new lower unit or can you fix the one you have?

Thanks for any advice,
Steve

 

[racerone]

step # 1 is to drain the gear oil and look for metal bits.

 

[99yam40]

until you know what is wrong, you will not know what to do to fix it

 

[211libwtfo]

As long as there’s not “Ahole” in the case I’m sure it can be repaired. And very entertaining read!!!

 

[Cornbread9]

I drained it and the oil looked good. Maybe some metal splinters on the plug. Overall, not much there. It always looks like less oil than I put in. I have started the lower unit breakdown and am battling the carrier bearing without a proper puller. I've wanted to replace the seals so now I will have a look inside. After multiple google searches I continue to see "shift interupter switch." I don't know if my motor has that yet or if it could explain the slow bog down after the snap sound. We shall see. Advice is always appreciated.