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Re: Vibration

October 21 2008 at 7:17 AM
Paul  (no login)


Response to Vibration

Good luck with the dial indicator, unless you have the shaft on a lathe. If you have a misalignment at the hub, and you rotate the shaft, it can potentially give you a false reading. You'll get data, but whether or not its really worth anything remains to be seen. Naturally, if you have a badly bent shaft and it's wobbling in the center, and good at the hub and strut bearing, that will show.

Props can be pulled and checked, not a bad idea if you have vibration. Bearings can also be checked pretty well with a visual. I am surprised that some bearing manufacturers have a tight fit when new and others don't. Just depends on the brand you select.

Here is a nice article by David Pascoe on alignment, and it is well worth reading!
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/alignment.htm

Morse


Johnson Duramax Cutless



Prop and strut bearing puller
http://www.mindermanmarine.com/prop_puller.htm

Everyone ought to have two or three of these things in their tool chest, lol.

http://www.strutpro.com/

regards,

Paul

 
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