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Sheared the driveshaft on my Merc 50
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<blockquote data-quote="PSG-1" data-source="post: 357550" data-attributes="member: 6937"><p>In one of the pics, it shows where I beveled one side of the break, so the weld would be of sufficient depth with enough root, and not just a surface weld. :wink: </p><p></p><p>Went up to West Marine and found an impeller this afternoon, and got the water pump back together. Got the lower unit bolted back on, and tested it on the hose. It immediately began peeing, so, that meant the driveshaft was turning. Tried forward and reverse....both directions worked.</p><p></p><p>So, I launched the boat back in the water, and tried a test run. All good. Ran it at WOT briefly, and ran around for about 10 minutes. No excessive vibration, no strange sounds. Everything appears to be as normal as it can be, considering the serious nature of what happened. (Kinda like me, with the encephalitis that nearly took me out in February.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSG-1, post: 357550, member: 6937"] In one of the pics, it shows where I beveled one side of the break, so the weld would be of sufficient depth with enough root, and not just a surface weld. :wink: Went up to West Marine and found an impeller this afternoon, and got the water pump back together. Got the lower unit bolted back on, and tested it on the hose. It immediately began peeing, so, that meant the driveshaft was turning. Tried forward and reverse....both directions worked. So, I launched the boat back in the water, and tried a test run. All good. Ran it at WOT briefly, and ran around for about 10 minutes. No excessive vibration, no strange sounds. Everything appears to be as normal as it can be, considering the serious nature of what happened. (Kinda like me, with the encephalitis that nearly took me out in February.) [/QUOTE]
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