Reply To: OMC Pinion Shaft Shock Absorber

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Like Frank says, they have to be kept in alignment if you’re going to weld them. The bottom of the drive shaft fits into a slot or something inside and if they aren’t straight, they won’t work right.

I braze welded a few before realizing compressing them back to length would work but I used the handy dandy lathe to keep them straight. Spinning it dead slow while doing the job allowed it to heat up and cool down evenly while being held in position. A lathe isn’t really necessary but keeping it straight is.