If you can't get it fixed cheaply, worst case scenario, does SEI make a lower unit that fits it? On my old boat, my lower hand grenaded after a real life boat mechanic fixed a bent prop shaft. Then he wouldn't stand behind his work. I checked on a new or rebuilt Yamaha lower and they were all north of $2000. Talking with a parts guy at a local dealership and he told me to get an SEI. It cost $850. He said he had sold bunches of them and only knew of one that had to be sent back in and it was replaced. They have a 3 year warranty and he said that company stood behind it. They're made in China so I was leery of it but the fit and finish was very good and it never gave me one minutes trouble and I used it a lot. If you go that route, make sure you do the break in exactly like it says to. I'm assuming with the 8 hour break in, much of it at a very low RPM, that the gears have to be work hardened.