Re: drive shaft will not turn. 1955 5.5.

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July 7, 2016 at 3:38 am #39775
Dale
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    I had one that that darn spring broke and it drove me crazy! Took the power head off three times before I found that bugger. Put that thing back together, running in the test tank, drop it in gear and BLAAA! There is a coil spring inside that shock absorber. If it breaks the coils climb up on themselves. Making the thing longer and it binds up in the housing. Maybe a Mercury engineer was moonlight or something! New ones are expensive, but weld is cheep!