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JasonSmith 05-02-2009 07:23 PM

Impact damage
 
Would impact damage cause the u-joint coupler to explode on a bravo boat?

Griff 05-03-2009 01:23 AM

I would think it would break a lot of other stuff first, like the engine coupler or drive gears.

JasonSmith 05-03-2009 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by Griff (Post 2857677)
I would think it would break a lot of other stuff first, like the engine coupler or drive gears.

Well, that too. Upper & lower gear set both have teeth missing.

hoozeyurdaddy 05-03-2009 09:29 AM

what does the prop and prop shaft look like, you may have suffered a upper failure causing the other damage, is the input shaft twisted?

JasonSmith 05-03-2009 09:34 AM

There is a impact point on the leading edge of the nosecone & skeg along with a nice blue transfer line, a spot & the blue on the mid-section where whatever kicked up into it.
Everything else looks to be ok.

hoozeyurdaddy 05-03-2009 09:56 AM

if it hit hard enough to knock the drive up at a high rpm, it could have caused the u-joint assy to fail, but not sure on the gears, I would have expected prop damage. what speed and rpm where you at when it failed?

JasonSmith 05-03-2009 10:01 AM

About 45-50 mph, 3000-3500 rpm or so. Hadn't even hot-rodded it yet for the year. It was the 1st outing, just warming up the oil.

hoozeyurdaddy 05-03-2009 02:52 PM

well I would say that if everything was fine til then, it was probably impact damage.

JasonSmith 05-03-2009 06:12 PM


Originally Posted by hoozeyurdaddy (Post 2857910)
well I would say that if everything was fine til then, it was probably impact damage.

Everything was just fine. Just serviced the drives. Oil was clean & clear and no "hair" on the magnets, top nor bottom. Both drives had fresh gears & bearings last season too.

hoozeyurdaddy 05-03-2009 07:19 PM

got insurance, sounds like impact.
good luck
larry


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