Tool in Tranny!

S

sproption

Member II
Help!

S.O.S.

I own a late model A-4.

I opened the cover for the transmission to remove excess oil to prep a potential shaft seal replacement on the advice of a boat yard friend. After the cover was off, I reached over the opening to the transmission with a rachet and a 7/16th socket was bumped loose and fell, in very dramatic style, bounce, bounce, bounce....pause...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

...into the transmission housing (direct drive)
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Uh oh.

I used extended grabber thingies, telescoping mirrors and lots and lots of searching by feel with no results.

1. Does anyone have advice for finding a foreign object in a transmission housing...with transmission in it...while the engine is on the boat?

AND...

2. Is this socket deep down and I should not worry?

or ...

3. Am I in deep do-do and will have to pull the engine to take off the oil pan and find a the socket.

The winner of this puzzle gets a free sailing tour of Milwaukee Harbor.

Thanks

Matt
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S

sproption

Member II
I got it!

I fully endorse the telescoping magnet!

Except I got one with the bendable arm. It worked great.

Thanks to all!
 
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