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Mercury mariner 200 20hp

Justin stewart

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I ran my boat at the beginning of the year, motor died and broke pull rope well I finally got around to fixing it and something doesn't seem right with the lower. With motor off and in forward gear the prop won't turn counter clockwise but will clockwise and makes a ratcheting clicking noise. In neutral will spin freely both ways. In reverse won't spin ether way any help is appreciated
 
That is totally "normal".

In forward it's stopping "dead" when the gears engage they way they would when the motor is turning the prop. When you spin in the opposite direction that ratchet sounds is the dog slipping.

In neutral - free spin both ways.

In reverse "totally locked up" is normal.

If it wasn't doing the above "before" you fixed it without knowing :)
 
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