User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread: Gearcase Questions
-
07-16-2001, 06:00 PM #1
5000 RPM
- Join Date
- Apr 2001
- Location
- Richmond, Indiana
- Posts
- 909
- Thanks (Given)
- 0
- Thanks (Received)
- 0
- Likes (Given)
- 1
- Likes (Received)
- 0
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Can anyone give me a reason why Mercury has changed the production gearcases and went to a non ramped clutch dog type gear.
This seems like a bad design to me but someone please correct me if I am wrong.
My biggest concern is that upon a fast shut down or even an engine failure at top speed what will happen since the prop will no longer freewheel on the clutch dog. I really don't see this as being a problem on a tunnel boat but damn, I do believe this could make for some problems in a V-Bottom.
Also wont this put a lot of stress on the drive shaft as well as the crank shaft upon decelleration since it is now a direct drive and the prop will be getting dragged through the water without being able to rotate.
Any input will be greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
ED
fasteddie
-
07-16-2001, 06:24 PM #2
Supporting Vendor
- Join Date
- May 2001
- Location
- Los Angeles Ca
- Posts
- 8,090
- Thanks (Given)
- 0
- Thanks (Received)
- 8
- Likes (Given)
- 1
- Likes (Received)
- 44
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 1 Thread(s)
That’s news to me. I just built 2 CLEs and both gear sets were ratcheting. What part #s are the gear set and clutch dog you have?
-
07-16-2001, 09:59 PM #3
6000 RPM
- Join Date
- May 2001
- Location
- Ga
- Posts
- 1,788
- Thanks (Given)
- 1
- Thanks (Received)
- 28
- Likes (Given)
- 22
- Likes (Received)
- 216
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Eddie,Merc does not do this on the hi perf units or pro max series just for that reason.I ask while attending a class.Can I buy yo 2.5 say fer $26.00 and you pay da shipping? hf..
-
07-17-2001, 07:13 AM #4
5000 RPM
- Join Date
- Apr 2001
- Location
- Richmond, Indiana
- Posts
- 909
- Thanks (Given)
- 0
- Thanks (Received)
- 0
- Likes (Given)
- 1
- Likes (Received)
- 0
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Halfast, can this gearset be changed?
or is this a bastard case that only parts from other cases like it will work.
Why did they make this change?
The last 200 case I had still had the ramp style gearset and it always worked fine without a single problem.
I guess that this is one of mercury's better idea's???
Why change a good thing.
Maybe they just want to make them like OMC has for years.
fasteddie
Reply With Quote
