EP.3 Motorguide Xi3 Shaft Replacement 

You do, I must have missed that clip when I put my video together. Nothing to it though, just stick the head on and make sure that it's lined up and pointing the same direction as the foot then mark the spot on the shaft where the hole should be, take the head back off, drill the hole, then put it all back together.

Thank You.I had an unfortunate accident with mine this weekend lol.Do you think you could shorten the shaft up some and just push the excess wire in the shaft tube? I don’t need mine as long as it is

@@AlanBell01 I believe you can cut them shorter

@@AlanBell01 just cut the excess off

Appreciate it! Glad it helped!

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I got a kick out of your review on your trolling motor!

Glad it helped!

I had to do a little scraping, not too much though. Luckily my spot-lock didn't do that, bet that was scary for a second!

That sucks! Good luck with the repairs!

Appreciate you watching! Glad I could be a help to someone! Maybe i'll be as good as Flukemaster one day lol!

Man, that sucks! Unless you only replace the internals on your lower, you'll have to replace the shaft too unfortunately, once you pull that shaft out the threads are shot! Good luck, appreciate you watching!

I did it the length of the threads.

I actually used a pick and a small wire wheel, I mentioned it in the video just didn't actually get a clip of that part. I would think that you should be fine as long as you got all the left over material out of the threads and didn't get any down into the components of the motor. Good luck on your repair!

Red is recommended as it creates a permanent bond that can't be broken without heat. I wouldn't use the blue personally, it may work, but I would rather be on the safe side and stick with the red.

@@BreamBassBeyond thanks. I appreciate the quick reply.

@@BreamBassBeyond I had broke the shaft on my minnkota and let it sit since broken. I took it apart today and ordered the shaft and internal parts. Wish I had taken it apart sooner cause the motor got water in it when it broke and it’s very corroded inside now after sitting. Hoping once parts come in I can put the new shaft on and put new parts in the motor. Parts and shipping were best price from minnkota directly. Did you check if your motor got some water in it when it broke?

It didn't, my trolling motor deployed while I was on plane, luckily it snapped above the water line so no water got in it.

I got it from trollingmotorparts.com/motor-guide/motor-guide-parts/motor-guide-shafts/

If you have any questions/ need any advice throughout replacing it just let me know and i'll gladly help you out!

Thanks for the video and info. I just had to same thing happen to me about a week ago. Was about to buy a new one until I seen this. Just saved me a few hundred bucks.

That sucks, I always make sure to slide the collar down and tighten it everytime before I move now just to make sure it doesn't happen again! Glad the video helped!

@@BreamBassBeyond Boats,Net are $10 cheaper and no shipping

I would probably start by seeing if that specific part is shown on the parts diagram for the xi3 and go from there. Good luck! Try looking here for it maybe: www.boats.net/catalog/mercury/motorguide-trolling-motor-by-model/motorguide-xi3-series/9d362441-up-cat-90-8m0140451/complete-trolling-motor

Yeah, I disassembled my foot just to be sure that nothing inside there was broken from the impact that broke my shaft, it took a pretty good lick!

@@BreamBassBeyond Thanks for the response. I'm going to heat and twist the shaft tomorrow. I called MotorGuide Tech support and they said 99% of the time it fails! Why do they sell Replacement shafts than??? LOL.

That's pretty crazy, does make you wonder why they even sell replacement shafts for sure! Guess I got lucky, mines' still going strong!

Did the water get in the head of the motor with the circuit board, the foot of the motor, or both?

@BreamBassBeyond it just got into the motor. There was a little bit of rust but I was able to clean it up mostly. I let it dry really well. I have it all back together. Just need to put the head on and drill the hole. I’m thinking it should work just fine.

Now if I can just figure out how the get anchor mode to sit perfectly over a brush pile. 😂

Advance Auto Parts is where I picked mine up at, really any auto parts store should have it.

Red provides a stronger "permanent" bond.

You can, you'll need to extend your wiring though.

I used this little pick set from harbor freight to get most of it out www.harborfreight.com/mini-pick-and-hook-set-63697.html . I spun a small light gauge wire wheel around in it afterward just to be sure I had it all out.

2-3 minutes if I recall correctly, it's been awhile.

I would think it would work as it creates a permanent bond, I've never tried it personally as a threadlocker though.

Yes, same process as this.

@@BreamBassBeyond Won't the wires inside the shaft be to short for a longer shaft? I too need to go from a 52" to a 72" on my Xi5.

@Coleman T yeah, for jumping up to a 72" from a 52" you'll need to order a longer power cable from Motorguide as well.

@@BreamBassBeyond I'm wondering if I can just splice in some same weight wire extensions to add the extra 20 inches. What do you think?

@@colemant6845 yeah, if you're using the same gauge wire that should work out just fine. Word of warning though, that shaft is a pain to get free from the foot!

Ive been heating ot for 5 mins, and it wont come off.

I heated with a torch to break the bond of the locktite. I scraped the remaining bits of it out with a curved automotive pick.

@@pywifishingandoutdoors dang, sounds like yours must have had a better bond than mine. You may have to use a pair of channel locks or a pipe wrench to get yours to turn while heating it.

@@BreamBassBeyond lol, yeah, looks like it, theres a white bomding material i can see on the threads, i dont think its coming off without doing more damage to it or the lower unit.

@@pywifishingandoutdoors man, that sucks! In my position, my shaft was already destroyed so it didn't matter if I damaged the shaft more, I'd be worried of causing damage in your situation too since yours is actually still functional.

Wow, that's crazy! I'm glad mine worked out so I could get some more use out of it, I'm considering swapping over to the Lowrance ghost myself though, the xi3 just doesn't cut it!