i've looked at a boat but the only problem with motor is it wont
reverse they told me it just needed a bush can someone tell me if this
is right and how much that would cost

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i've looked at a boat but the only problem with motor is it wont
reverse they told me it just needed a bush can someone tell me if this
is right and how much that would cost
the motor is a 55hp chrysler motor thats all i know about it if that
helps at all as i dont want to buy the boat if its gunna cost alot to
fix motor

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i've looked at a boat but the only problem with motor is it wont
reverse they told me it just needed a bush can someone tell me if this
is right and how much that would cost
It could be simply a linkage problem, however it also could be a problem
with the clutch gear that moves back and forth to engage either the forward
gear or reverse gear. Or it could be a broken reverse gear. If it's a gear
problem, it could be rather expensive. I suspect that if it "only needed a
bush(whatever that is), the seller would have fixed it rather than trying to
sucker someone else into buying it. I have a 25 hp Johnson sitting on the
floor of my garage because it's going to cost over $250 for a gear set to
fix a "won't stay in forward gear" problem. You might go to Iboats.com and
price out a gear set for the motor.

Tom G.

Tom G wrote:
I have a 25 hp Johnson sitting on the
floor of my garage because it's going to cost over $250 for a gear set to
fix a "won't stay in forward gear" problem. You might go to Iboats.com and
price out a gear set for the motor.

Tom G.



If you're very careful about using reverse, you may be able to switch
the forward & reverse gears, & turn the dog around, to get your 25 back
up & running. The bearing on the forward gear can often be pressed out
of it and pressed in to the reverse gear giving you a new lease on
"forward".

Rob