I have a J150GLEIS Johnson 150 Faststrike with a dead lower unit. I did a lot of research on this and it appears that my engine comes with Upper Drive Shaft 5000619 (older numbers are 435763 & 335720). For comparison purposes, in 1992, this engine changed over to a 5000615 Upper Drive Shaft number, and i went a few years above 92 and still same 5000615 shaft. There is a difference between the 2 types, mainly how they install into the lower unit, one is a pin the other is a sort of snap in clip.
Now. Heres the issue. First, im going to past information from SEI's website under tech support forums:
"Our SE306 will replace Johnson/Evinrude V6 Outboards from 1979-Current.
We use the "Ocean Pro" style water intakes. It may look different than some older models, but will function just fine.
Our unit does not come with the upper driveshaft. You will need to reuse your old upper driveshaft, or purchase a new one from an OE or aftermarket supplier. The upper driveshaft you will need will be the newer style which uses a clip to secure it."
Also, this taken from the product page of the SE 306 lower unit :
"We use the newer style upper driveshaft with a clip. If your upper shaft is not the newer style you will need to replace it. ".
So digging around and reading forums I concluded that if I want a new lower unit, they make one and they all use the "newer" style driveshaft that pushes down into the lower unit and snaps into the ring. It appears that this new lower unit is being sold by several different outlets for my specific engine. They dont specifically state to purchase the new 5000615 Upper Drive Shaft and this will work in my engine and the new lower unit. So I call SEI and talk to a tech / mechanic one named Rob. Rob tells me that I can not do this and it will not work. There is no solution for my problem that will allow the SEI 306-B lowerunit to work with my engine unless I have a custom driveshaft machined for my issue because they are slightly differnt lengths and something about the crankshaft being different and the splines will not align properly.
nI have went to all the forums and googled this issue trying to find confirmation that purchasing a 306b lowerunit with the 5000615 will work with my J150GLEIS 150 Faststrike with no success. Is anyone out there familiar with this and can steer me to the right direction? Much appreciated!
Now. Heres the issue. First, im going to past information from SEI's website under tech support forums:
"Our SE306 will replace Johnson/Evinrude V6 Outboards from 1979-Current.
We use the "Ocean Pro" style water intakes. It may look different than some older models, but will function just fine.
Our unit does not come with the upper driveshaft. You will need to reuse your old upper driveshaft, or purchase a new one from an OE or aftermarket supplier. The upper driveshaft you will need will be the newer style which uses a clip to secure it."
Also, this taken from the product page of the SE 306 lower unit :
"We use the newer style upper driveshaft with a clip. If your upper shaft is not the newer style you will need to replace it. ".
So digging around and reading forums I concluded that if I want a new lower unit, they make one and they all use the "newer" style driveshaft that pushes down into the lower unit and snaps into the ring. It appears that this new lower unit is being sold by several different outlets for my specific engine. They dont specifically state to purchase the new 5000615 Upper Drive Shaft and this will work in my engine and the new lower unit. So I call SEI and talk to a tech / mechanic one named Rob. Rob tells me that I can not do this and it will not work. There is no solution for my problem that will allow the SEI 306-B lowerunit to work with my engine unless I have a custom driveshaft machined for my issue because they are slightly differnt lengths and something about the crankshaft being different and the splines will not align properly.
nI have went to all the forums and googled this issue trying to find confirmation that purchasing a 306b lowerunit with the 5000615 will work with my J150GLEIS 150 Faststrike with no success. Is anyone out there familiar with this and can steer me to the right direction? Much appreciated!