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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hi Karl,
if you have run it with the aluminum after the hit and it was smooth, you should be good to go.
If a rebuild of the lower unit is in store, it is definitely best left to trained repair specialists. There are shims that must be placed and the tolerances for error are extremely small...otherwise you lose performance dramatically.
I'm thinking you are o.k, though if you ran the motor with the aluminum after the strike. needless to say if that is the case you are very very lucky.
Steve |