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Hit rock bent prop a little now wonbt go into gear

harold

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"Friends on Lake Winnepesauke

"Friends on Lake Winnepesauke right now. They hit a rock at low speed, bent propeller blade only a little and now merc cruiser won't go into gear?? Is there a shear pin?"
 
Same thing happened to me last

Same thing happened to me last year... I was idleing (trolling) and hit a stump and barely bent a blade. I had to be towed in. Turns out it was the prop hub. It had sheered from the impact with the stump. I would try replacing the prop and hub assembly first.

Dave
 
"Harold, It may be that the hu

"Harold, It may be that the hub in the prop is bad. Try turning the prop by hand (motor off) when the outdrive is in gear. You should be able to see if the prop nut turns. If the nut turns, the geard in the OD are bad. If the blades turn, but the nut doesn't, the prop hub is shot. If you cannot turn it by hand, mark the hub and prop, reinstll the prop and try it in the water. If the marks have moved in relation to one another, the prop hub is bad."
 
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