Looking for someone to properly shim a lower unit

[yukoner]

:( Is there any one available to redo a lower unit within the next two weeks for a race the 23rd? It's for a Yamaha 50. Noone I trust is available up here in Alaska at present. The unit is not blown, but may need a bearing or whatever one might find during disassembly. i just don't want to run another race with out having it examined. i loned it out and the tapered driveshaft bearing went. The borrower replaced :confused: it but who knows what kind of work was done there. I know better than try it myself.

[mercury400m]

weh all the way up in alaska wow and i thought i was far off.... thats sweet

[Fast Fred]

pull the water pump off, put the Lu in ( i use a workmate) or in the wood jaw vise, shift to neutral, hold drive shaft still with one hand, push in on prop shaft
and turn, Hows it feel?. shift to forward, hold prop shaft with one hand, turn drive shaft back and forth, Hows that Feel?. pull up and down on drive shaft, should have some play but no over kill.:cool: