I have a 1993 48spl that has blown it's third lower unit. All due to various reasons (mainly bad controls mixed with user error (different users every time)). I have found someone selling a recently rebuilt lower unit and leg from a 1990 40hp and was trying to figure out if this would fit or could be made to fit.
I've done all the part number cross referencing and such on the brp website and the lower units do have different part numbers but I noticed the legs are the same part numbers. So that seems to me like I should be able to bolt an older lower unit (89-92) on the 93 leg or even swap out the whole 93 leg for the 90 leg if something in there is in fact different. I see that the shift linkage is the same p/n too so I'm not conerned about that. I guess the big question is, will the driveshaft fit?
I feel like I've gone as far as I can go on my own, Anyone Know? Thanks
I've done all the part number cross referencing and such on the brp website and the lower units do have different part numbers but I noticed the legs are the same part numbers. So that seems to me like I should be able to bolt an older lower unit (89-92) on the 93 leg or even swap out the whole 93 leg for the 90 leg if something in there is in fact different. I see that the shift linkage is the same p/n too so I'm not conerned about that. I guess the big question is, will the driveshaft fit?
I feel like I've gone as far as I can go on my own, Anyone Know? Thanks