I just had a new SE116 installed about three weeks ago. The drive made a considerable vibration when in gear. I attributed to the break in period, as I had read about on here. I completed the initial 10 hour breakin instructions and pulled the boat to drain the drive oil and refil. There was a significant amout of metal shavings in the old oil. I relaunched the boat, it is very quiet and smooth at idle...quieter than it was with the old drive. But as soon as I put it in gear it now has a huge vibration. Enough to rattle pretty much everything on the boat including my head. Interestingly the vibration decreases if I trim the drive up some....but it never goes away.
I am thinking that the upper drive is fine and the coupler is fine too based on how quiet and smooth it opperates at idle. I have not hit anything either. I think that a bearing might be bad in the lower unit or maybe even the shaft might be tweaked?
I am in the military and stationed in Hawaii. So I don't get to use the boat often (I am gone alot) and I would really like to get this resolved to so I can start using my boat again. Thank you.
Scott
I am thinking that the upper drive is fine and the coupler is fine too based on how quiet and smooth it opperates at idle. I have not hit anything either. I think that a bearing might be bad in the lower unit or maybe even the shaft might be tweaked?
I am in the military and stationed in Hawaii. So I don't get to use the boat often (I am gone alot) and I would really like to get this resolved to so I can start using my boat again. Thank you.
Scott
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