Ranger520vx Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 Have a 1988 Yamaha 25 hp tiller outboard with a bad center main bearing don’t want to spend what it will cost to fix it. Everything else on it is good. Would like to get $300 for it or make me an offer.
fishinwrench Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Ranger520vx said: don’t want to spend what it will cost to fix it. Sadly it wouldn't matter if you did. The parts are not available. 😟 Ran into the same situation on a Precision Blend 70 not too long ago.
Ranger520vx Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 Actually it still shows it available on boats.net for a grand total of $798. Not worth it to me lol.
fishinwrench Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 I'm curious how it was determined that the center crank bearing had failed without tearing it down. I'm tempted to buy it just to see. 1 hour ago, Ranger520vx said: Actually it still shows it available on boats.net for a grand total of $798. Not worth it to me lol. Did that price include a new crankshaft?
Ranger520vx Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 I did tear it down the cage came apart on the center main bearing. It showed it as a crankshaft assembly included the crank all 3 main bearings the rods and oil pump drive gear.
fishinwrench Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Ranger520vx said: I did tear it down the cage came apart on the center main bearing. It showed it as a crankshaft assembly included the crank all 3 main bearings the rods and oil pump drive gear. Well hell, that's not bad at all. The only thing I'd be concerned about is hitting "add to cart", then pay for it..... THEN you find out it's on backorder FROM JAPAN. That was the situation on the Precision Blend 70 I referred to. We gave it 3 months (12 weeks) then I decided Screw It! Cancelled the order, and it took 7 weeks for my money to reappear in my account. Never again!
Ranger520vx Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 There is a good chance that could happen It didn’t say unavailable but didn’t say in stock either. And you’re right the price isn’t that bad considering what you get. Just more than I want to spend on something I would hardly use.
Members hambandit Posted June 27, 2020 Members Posted June 27, 2020 i get all my parts overnight from japan fishinwrench 1
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