Re: Ongoing questions: this time "Gearcase"

[jerry-ahrens]

I tried once, to transplant a complete Gale 35 gear set, along with prop shaft, over to a 1957 Evinrude 35. It worked good for a bit, then acted like I had a bad clutch dog… The gear set and clutch from the Gale gearcase was perfect. Adjusting the shift handle linkage would not help. I ended up buying all new old stock parts to fix the Evinrude. One thing I found out during the rebuilding of my 1960 Gale 35, is, that you would be surprised how many differences there are from a Gale to a Evinrude or a Johnson. Long story short, keep the Gale/Sea King gear sets with their original gearcases. Don’t mix and match.