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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I would be very worried about a bent prop shaft. If you have a spare prop, install it and spin it. If it wobbles at all, the prop shaft is bent and needs to be replaced. A bent prop shaft will wear out seals, ruin bearings and gears, and will be more costly in parts replacement.
Depending on motor size, a full lower unit replacement is sometimes cheaper than rebuilding the lower unit. I once ripped out a lower unit avoiding a night boater without lights...boat stopped on a dime, but the gearing was all torn up, rendering the lower unit done. the replacement was about $300 cheaper than rebuild in my case with a johnson 50hp 2 stroke.
Steve |
