Thanks guys,
That mid tn. marine has some great prices. That's cheaper than the repairs were suppose to be putting the old one back together. I don't know why that mechanic wanted to do it that way to begin with. It has to have a new outer case and all so why try to save 3 gears, that's just ignorant. That's why he's looking for a complete lower unit, he doesn't want something pieced together with some old parts. We know better about not to use used parts also on something like that. Considering that one hit hard enough to bust the midsection.