FlatWaterBandit

OK folks, I need a little help. I have a 140HP Johnson outboard on my Bass boat (16?) . It is an older Johnson (about a 92 I think) . The trouble is that when I take off and start to get the boat on top of the water the prop disengages and the motor revs up. :banghead As soon as I put it in neutral, and give it gas again, it re-engages. As long as I run it at lower speeds, it works fine.



I?m wondering if it has a clutch and if so, could it need to be adjusted? Any ideas about what could cause this would help. :bowdown



Thanks in advance!

DOUBLE "D" & LV

Need to check your prop hub... it may be spun. It could be an adjustment also. I would first check the hub. Also, check your lower unit oil for metal. If you have chunks of metal, your clutch teeth could be worn/rounded off causing the unit to disengage, however, usually it tries to slam back in gear when that is the case.

splitshot

Yeah what he said lol

need2fish

I pm'd you with a list of urologists. That's pretty brave posting about your Johnson problems. oke

Sequoiha

for sure sounds like the hub is spun in the prop,,,,:usaflag

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DOUBLE "D" & LV

Nice:doh

FlatWaterBandit

Thanks to everyone that replied! You have been a tremendous help! :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown

FlatWaterBandit

OK, I pulled the prop, and it looks fine. no signs of ware at all. Double "D" mentioned something about an adjustment. Can you elaborate on that? Any other thoughts? :bowdown:bowdown

DOUBLE "D" & LV

You have to look closely at the rubber hub for ANY rubber that seems torn, bubbled, ripped, etc. If you see anything that looks like that, your hub is more than likely spun. The adjustment is for the shift linkage. It may not be adjusted so that the engagement point for forward and reverse are the same. If the cable is worn too much, there will be too much play. Check to be sure the linkage is staight up when in neutral when shifted from both directions. If it is too far in reverse, there will not bee enough engagement into forward and it could jump gear. However, usually when that occurs, the gear will try to jump back in gear and you will hear it. Unless the cable is that work or the control box is worn/loose. Hope this helps.

FlatWaterBandit

I did notice that the Rubber behind the Prop had thin pieces of rubber torn of of it. Is that what your talking about? I also found fishing line wrapped around the Shaft behind the prop. Could that have caused it to act up? I was looking at the splines for signs of ware. Thanks again!