Home › Forum › Ask A Member › 1957 Evinrude Big Twin 35 Skeg interferes with gears. › Reply To: 1957 Evinrude Big Twin 35 Skeg interferes with gears.
Thank you for all the replies fellas.
The last time I had it apart I did dry fit everything up and everything seemed fine. Nice tight fit to the top of the gearcase. “new” pinion pin in place with the rear seal housing fitting flush. Retaining ring in position just as in the diagram. (I have the parts diagram book here at home and that is indeed a treasure.) All that looked good. I can tighten the skeg down to the point where there is maybe a sixteeth of an inch or less to go and that’s when things start to bind. To clarify, I am turning the crankshaft by hand, I’d have to take it apart again to verify, but I am quite certain the new skeg has the same part number as the old one. Whether that is here nor there as far as castings are concerned, I have no idea. I’ll come back with pictures after I try out the carbon paper experiment.