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Seeking advice,
I pulled my V-drive and took it to Jersey City for a rebuild. The lower seal (to the prop shaft) was passing oil even when not running. After removing the drive, I noticed the prop shaft moved up and down about a quarter of an inch and tiny bit side-to-side. Is this normal or does the bearing surface through the hull need some repair?
The cutllass bearing was replaced two years ago and I was not paying attention to play in the shaft at the time. Easy Reach, hull #206, is also equipped with a PYI dripless box.
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Hi Norris,
The shaft, especially with a dripless seal, can move quite a bit. The
V-drive coupling is what keeps it in line with the cutlass bearing.
Remember, once you disconnect one end of a shaft it will move – I would
actually tie it up so that it doesn’t put undue stress on the cutlass
bearing and strut. It’s heavy and provides quite a bit of leverage on the
strut it wasn’t designed to take.Bob
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:26 AM, norris larson <>wrote:
Seeking advice,
I pulled my V-drive and took it to Jersey City for a rebuild. The lower
seal (to the prop shaft) was passing oil even when not running. After
removing the drive, I noticed the prop shaft moved up and down about a
quarter of an inch and tiny bit side-to-side. Is this normal or does the
bearing surface through the hull need some repair?The cutllass bearing was replaced two years ago and I was not paying
attention to play in the shaft at the time. Easy Reach, hull #206, is also
equipped with a PYI dripless box.Thanks,
Norris Larson
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Supporting prop shaft:
I did suport the shaft with a line and now have a bllock of wood underneath it resting on the V-drive containment basin. But thanks for the tip.
Norris— On Tue, 5/11/10, Robert Fine <> wrote:
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