willc32

i have a 97 montego i am very new to jet skis this is the first time i started this guy up and it has a loud rattle sounds like metal on metal grinding rattling its coming from either all the way in back or underneith please help any ideas pleaseee

jaydandzach

it can be the prop start out by removeing the prop and the driveshaft and see if you still have that sound

willc32

should i start it when i get that off ?

jaydandzach

oh sorry yes start it and hear if the sound is still there then report back lol

willc32

thank you very much and is it hard to get that off

jaydandzach

no just remove the 4 bolts on the back of the ski and the rubber water hose and everything will come out then i dont know if you have the update shaft that it screws to the motor or it just slids in to the motor but no matter what the shaft has to come out so you wont damage the bearing

willc32

cool so i pulled that whole back off the drive shaft just slid out however it wont let me pull all the way out its getting stuck somewhere but with that off motor sounds great no rattle so its somewhere in that whole back part

jaydandzach

did you remove the prop all the way out?

willc32

ya i got everything out just a rubber grommet holding it in

jaydandzach

it can be 3 things 1 your wear ring is no good 2 you need to rebuild your pump 3 your motor needs to be aline with your prop