WANTED...44 lower unit part

[topomichracer140m]

Does anyone have any mercury part # 17-813061? Its the small pin that holds the gears on the prop shaft. Im looking for a few or whatever is available...these guys are NLA but Im hoping someone has a source..thanks..Nick.

[pearson95m]

Hey nick… check in your pants, you wife tells me you carry a pin there.

[modhydro]

D gear pin

Nick,

I drill the 3/16" hole all the way through the shaft and the gear so that you have a double shear pin instead of the original style. In my opinion, the Mercury pin is too small and allows the gear to shift. I simply use an aircraft hardenend AN clevis pin cut to length.

Of course the gear and shaft are hard so you need to use a carbide drill and ideally do it on a mill that you can slow WAY down and flood with coolant.

Steve Roskowski

[topomichracer140m]

Steve....thanks for the info...and Josh....shut up ya big dummy!!

[topomichracer140m]

One more thing Josh....We will see what your wife has too say about your "junk" after the 28th of June....Im sure she will be a very surprised young lady!!

[pearson95m]

I think you’re right… your wife was pretty surprised to see that I was born without a left leg… (but yet, that pant leg always seems to be filled… hmmmm… I wonder how this could be?)

[topomichracer140m]

Josh....Its your lie buddy...you tell it however you want!!

[Dave M]

A SOurce For Pinning

I have a source for pinning the gears in Battle Creek if you are interested. If interrested get hold of me and I can see what he would charge. We have most of our Mod stuff pinned by him. He has a laser tool that cuts a perfect tapered hole through the gear and shaft all at once, under a water like soultion. He then presses a pin into it. He does great work in my opinion.

[Larry Gottschalk]

I Have Some

Nick Call Me Or Pm Me I Have One Foe You
Larry

[Guest]

I make the pins from a drill

I have been using the correct diameter drill to make pins. I use a cut off wheel and can usely get 4 from a single drill.

Alan

[topomichracer140m]

Thanks for the input guys....I should be set for a little while on these pins...Nick.