zmk1962 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hi Raiders, Following washdown after a trip offshore I usually do a basic check of my outboard - steering links, tilt, props etc. Yesterday I noticed there was some free play on my prop shaft (about 1/8in). Seems to be more than I recall previously so though I'd pose the question here - what is an acceptable amount of prop shaft free play? The free play is in/out. There is no free play side to side. The motor is a 200HP Mercury Salt Water series with 260hrs on the clock. Not sure how to attach videos here ... but here is a link to a short YouTube clip https://youtu.be/_N7aXU1avX8 Thanks Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 1/8 th is pretty normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Yep some movement is expected... for some reason it seemed more than normal... Thanks guys. Back in my box ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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