Broken propshaft
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Broken propshaft
Just got the boat in the water the second time from sticking 4 valves ,redid the heads, motor is 300 rpms below the other which is at 5000, the motors are 502's any advise ?, the timing is right on , the current bigger prob is I was running on flat water and broke the propshat on the starboard side and lost my newly labbed prop.
A friend said pull the other prop and see if that shaft is twisted to avoid another prop lost. How can you tell ? Going to put the IMCO shaft in to run the rest of the season. Thanks in advance.
A friend said pull the other prop and see if that shaft is twisted to avoid another prop lost. How can you tell ? Going to put the IMCO shaft in to run the rest of the season. Thanks in advance.
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you probably wont see anything if you pull the other prop off.they usually break right at the seal surface,not at the splines.do yourself a favor and convert them to the merc xr shafts.if you want i can get you a price on them,chris
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Just wipe the grease off and put a straight edge by it. Its easy to see.
I have seen twisted shafts that you can see from 10' away. If one failed the other is probably close too.
I have seen twisted shafts that you can see from 10' away. If one failed the other is probably close too.
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Thanks for the advise, the other shaft looks straight but the one that broke did so at the seal area.
A friend called and has a couple of imco shafts, says the xr shaft needs a lower kit to install, the imco is the same as Teagues, bravo shop, etc...
Will sell for 175 each , thought that was a deal !
I never did the drives, can you do this in your garage?
A friend called and has a couple of imco shafts, says the xr shaft needs a lower kit to install, the imco is the same as Teagues, bravo shop, etc...
Will sell for 175 each , thought that was a deal !
I never did the drives, can you do this in your garage?
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