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lower unit plug issue on 9.9 johnson
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<blockquote data-quote="Gotem" data-source="post: 390867" data-attributes="member: 9901"><p>I noticed some lower unit oil on my outboard yesterday not long after using it that has to come from the upper plug. I figured the plug got loose and I would check to make sure water did not get into it and put the new lower unit oil (or gearcase grease) in. To my surprise (or horror) the upper plug will not tighten and spins freely. I figure there can be two things wrong. Either the plug is bad (which I doubt but I will check) or the threading in the hole where the plug goes on the outboard is bad (the motor is from the 70's).</p><p></p><p>If it is not the plug but instead the threading on the motor that is bad, are there any fixes? I checked Leeroys but did not find this issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gotem, post: 390867, member: 9901"] I noticed some lower unit oil on my outboard yesterday not long after using it that has to come from the upper plug. I figured the plug got loose and I would check to make sure water did not get into it and put the new lower unit oil (or gearcase grease) in. To my surprise (or horror) the upper plug will not tighten and spins freely. I figure there can be two things wrong. Either the plug is bad (which I doubt but I will check) or the threading in the hole where the plug goes on the outboard is bad (the motor is from the 70's). If it is not the plug but instead the threading on the motor that is bad, are there any fixes? I checked Leeroys but did not find this issue. [/QUOTE]
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