i have a 2000 rude ram ficht 225 i broke the prop shaft off even with the lower unit and was wandering where is the best place to order a prop shaft and the going rate of them and can i replace this my self or do i HAVE to take it to a shop someone told me that omc prop shafts have to be removed with special tools??? please help!!
Bullet 21xrs & xdc
Pull the lower unit off and send it to Gearcaseman, Eddie Pope. He'll fix you right up and is just up the road in Charleston, TN. Quick service and all around good guy. His contact info is posted in the one stop shopping thread on the top of this forum.
Unless the shaft broke from an impact, usually the cause is from not torquing the propnut to spec. With a "loose" prop, the front thrust washer can wobble or spin causing a weak spot in the shaft. Then when conditions are just right, bingo, no shaft.
If it broke while running at speed, retorque your mount bolts and the powerhead bolts to be on the safe side.
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Bullet 21xrs & xdc
just got off the phone with eddie pope and about to ship him my lower unit!! excellent guy and prices!! very helpful and honest!!!!! thanks bbc and eddie pope!!!!
Bullet 21xrs & xdc
is that a low water p/u case i cant tell from the picture
No its not a low water pickup so I'm told it is a lighting lower unit its a high output Lu I think it has different gears in it. Yea UPS wanted to charge me like $150 to ship my Lu to Tenn from al one way and $150 back to me. So I got up with a local guy and he's gonna preform the work I just hope he's as good as Eddie pope
Bullet 21xrs & xdc
The UPS rate was high because of the oversize box. If you had pulled the drive shaft it would have been much less.
Yea I ask a few guys if a low water pickup would help me. But they said if I'm getting good water pressure Not to fool with it. But I would like to be able to jack up my motor some more and see what it would do
Bullet 21xrs & xdc
ive got a 20 vee with a looper mine likes to run real high
If you run the motor high with the OMC WITHOUT PINNING THE CARRIER IT WONT LIVE. They dont like to be surfaced like the sportmasters and such.
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