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| Author: | Reraylinehand [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bent drive shaft need help! |
Hey guys at full steam I clipped a rock or a log. Got her home and the prop is fine but bent the shaft. Is it worth straightening it or should I get a new one. Help please! |
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| Author: | FRANKtheTAU [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Get a new one. |
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| Author: | Reraylinehand [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Where can you get one? It's a 35 hp marsh monster.. |
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| Author: | Mark F. Cheney [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
You take the old one out and go to your local machine shop and have them make a new one like it. They are prety straight forward. Mark f. Cheney |
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| Author: | Reraylinehand [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Well the fun part is iv never disassembled a longtail.. can't figure out how the bearings come out and the prop is on there good... |
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| Author: | Reraylinehand [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
And took me a 2 weeks to get a response from marsh monster the last time I called.. |
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| Author: | SwampDonkey1 [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
post some photos and Im sure we can help ya out, disassembly should be easy.... post pictures and the comments will come |
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| Author: | Buzz Killington [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Like said above Get a new one. Remove the prop, and the key from the top of the shaft- from the u joint yoke- pull from the bottom all the way out. Wear gloves. |
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| Author: | Buzz Killington [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
To remove the prop - get a 2x4 or a piece of flat bar cut a 3/4" hole in it and leave it 3-4' long for leverage. Put a wrench on the nut above the prop - use a tube or something for leverage on it - then pull towards each other and it'll release the prop. |
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| Author: | Reraylinehand [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Ok here are some pics. The biggest issue I see to removing it thru the bottom is that the welded a washer onto the shaft. Sure I can grind it off but is there a reason for it? And to remove the shaft do I have to pull the bearing retainer out behind the prop? I did lightly tap the shaft down to which it feels like it is hitting something before the welded on washer hits the top bearing (that I can't get out). 
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| Author: | fireman1293 [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
| Author: | Buzz Killington [ Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
Cut it off, then pull it out. If its bent you're going to get a new one anyways. |
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| Author: | SwampDonkey1 [ Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent drive shaft need help! |
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