Recent content by Chimpo

I realized I was in it deep so I did just that. I picked up a used service manual for about $26 on eBay. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

So, I got a little rough with a drive shaft and the pinion gear fell right off. I'm guessing this it's not what a healthy pinion gear should look like? The reverse gear has a chipped spline as well. Next task is to remove the prop shaft from the assembly so that I can pull the reverse gear...

I was looking for a nut, but I don't see one. Check the link below for the view of the pinion nut. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLP8X_tSM6xjiVPiOc_IUm_n7EZNcHOf/view

I was looking for a nut, but I don't see one.

I drained the lower unit oil the other day because I heard a weird noise, and out came enough metal to fill a mouth full of cavities... :x I can't seem to find a rebuilt, or used lower for this, so I figured I'd take the LU apart and see what was wrong. At this point, what could it hurt? I...

I'm going to start this secondary issue in a new thread. I gave up on the upgrade when I found metal in the lower unit oil. https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45916

I removed the propeller shaft, and its associate assembly. So far it looks like I need a new reverse gear and pinion gear. The pinion is badly chewed up, and the reverse gear has one tooth pretty badly chipped. The forward gear looks good so far, but I can't fully inspect it. I assume all...

I've dropped lowers to replace impellers, but I've never gotten into the inside of one. I assume it's a difficult task to replace the drive shaft?

Well, my priorities have changed regarding this little motor. I drained the lower unit oil the other day because I heard a weird noise, and out came enough metal to fill a mouth full of cavities... :x Seems like all I can find online are long shafts, 2 stroke lowers, and big foots. Would a...

Thanks, I'll do that. I was hoping it would be easy and there was a site that sold conversion kits or something. Never seems to be the case in my life :) Hopefully it's just a few minor parts, or it won't be worth it to me. I'm not a speed freak, but it would be nice to pick up a couple MPH...

I'm hoping that someone can help me out with this. I am going cross-eyed trying to read diagrams :cry: I'm looking for the part numbers required to convert my 2006 9.9HP to 15HP. From what I hear and read, it just a few parts inside the carb? Aside from the obvious $2700 for a new 15HP...

OP, I have a Polar Craft 1457 Jon. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of what you decide to build. Don't let the thread die! [-X :lol: