Re: Help with 65′ Evinrude Fisherman 6HP

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quote Fisherman6:

Yes, it will run with that part sprung. It will tend to grow in length as the torque increases. As you are speeding up and the engine builds power, it drags onnthe bearing carrier. It gets hit and starts to.melt the material. It sort of friction welds together and stops the engine. Thyere dissimilar metals so they separate once the friction stops which allows you to restart it and do it all over again.

You may not have to do anything but remove the shock, squeeze it back together in a vise or with a hammer, weld the halves together, and reinstall it. Just replace the gasket under the bearing carrier with some sealant on it and put everything back together. I could have gotten by with my damaged bearing carrier if I had to, but I had a replacement, so I used it. If you want me to, I can find one to get pictures of so you can see how the pieces go together.

The one in my photo did not break in two. The spring inside breaks and the two halves spread apart. Someone here knows the correct length. I do not remember. I just press the halves together until it doesn’t move anymore and weld the seam together. Grind the outside down so it doesn’t drag in the inside of the bore and replace the steel prop drive pin with a brass one.
-Ben

Hmmm indeed I would have figured it wouldn’t run, interesting, well y’all know much more about it than myself so my next question is, I am immediately able to restart the engine and go again? Does that change anything or no?

I suppose I won’t know until I take it apart to find out. If you could some pictures would be a very helpful reference as to what a good one looks like verse a bad one.

So if the spring inside breaks does it need to be replaced or is it even replaceable? What’s the purpose of the spring? Where did you find the brass prop drive pin a boat repair shop or online?