<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by toledo freak &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">it's gearcase rattle and it's very common with other outboards also! basically the weight of a heavy stainless prop speeding up past the propshaft and then the clutch dogs and gears catching back up to it, if you apply slight throttle like you said noise goes away cause your keeping everything loaded together. If you were to put a aluminum prop on there you would never hear that!!! but make sure your thrust washer and prop are not loose and thrust washer spinning on the shaft, cause there is a issue with that which could be exageratting the noise,</td></tr></table>

Which is exactly why i asked if it was happening in gear