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Lower Unit / Gearcase

Assembly

Gearcase with drive train, prop shaft, water pump, and propeller. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Lower Unit / Gearcase parts and their functions

9 top-level parts · 19 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Lower Unit / Gearcase parts diagram: 1 gearbox housing, 2 drive shaft, 3 pinion & gear set, 4 propeller shaft, 5 water pump, 6 propeller, 7 ball bearing, 8 oil seal, 9 o-ring set. 19 parts in 9 top-level items.
Lower Unit / Gearcase parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Gearbox Housing 1× Rigid cast housing that holds the gears and bearings in alignment, contains the lubricant, and mounts the gearbox to the machine.
2 Drive Shaft 1× Vertical input drive shaft.
3 Pinion & Gear Set 2 parts 1× Forward/reverse bevel gear set.
4 Propeller Shaft 1× Horizontal output prop shaft.
5 Water Pump 4 parts 1× Raw-water impeller pump for cooling.
6 Propeller 2 parts 1× Stainless 3-blade propeller with hub.
7 Ball Bearing 4× Deep-groove radial ball bearing.
8 Oil Seal 3× Spring-loaded rotary lip seal that keeps lubricant inside a housing and dirt out where a shaft passes through, sized to DIN 3760.
9 O-Ring Set 1× Set of elastomer rings seated in grooves to seal static or slow-moving joints against fluid and gas, sized to ISO 3601.

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Bill of materials for Lower Unit / Gearcase

9 top-level lines · 17 rows shown · 19 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 1 · part
2 Drive Shaft outboard-boat-motor-drive-shaft 1× 1 · part
3 Pinion & Gear Set 2 parts outboard-boat-motor-pinion-gear-set 1× 1 2 assembly
3.1 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 1 · part
3.2 Shift Dog Clutch outboard-boat-motor-shift-clutch 1× 1 · part
4 Propeller Shaft outboard-boat-motor-propeller-shaft 1× 1 · part
5 Water Pump 4 parts outboard-boat-motor-water-pump 1× 1 4 assembly
5.1 Water Pump Impeller outboard-boat-motor-impeller 1× 1 · part
5.2 Pump Housing outboard-boat-motor-pump-housing 1× 1 · part
5.3 Thermostat outboard-boat-motor-thermostat 1× 1 · part
5.4 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 1 · part
6 Propeller 2 parts outboard-boat-motor-propeller 1× 1 2 assembly
6.1 Blade & Hub outboard-boat-motor-prop-blade-hub 1× 1 · part
6.2 Prop Nut & Washer outboard-boat-motor-prop-nut 1× 1 · part
7 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 4× 4 · part
8 Oil Seal oil-seal 3× 3 · part
9 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 1 · part

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Where the lower unit / gearcase is used

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇮🇳Sona Comstar
sonacomstar.com ↗
Gurugram, IN EV driveline & motors 1,000 pcs 8–12 wks
shdrive.cn ↗ Yuhuan, CN Gears & driveline 1,000 pcs 8–12 wks
🇮🇳Bharat Gears
bharatgears.com ↗
Mumbai, IN Automotive gears 1,000 pcs 8–12 wks
🇮🇳ZF India
zf.com ↗
Pune, IN Driveline & chassis 1,000 pcs 8–12 wks
advancegroup.cn ↗ Hangzhou, CN Gearboxes 1,000 pcs 8–12 wks