dp-s stainless forward prop frozen on shaft cannot drain oil from drive?

Bondo

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Re: dp-s stainless forward prop frozen on shaft cannot drain oil from drive?

dp-s drive stainless forward prop frozen on shaft cannot drain oil?

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,... That's because the props haven't been pulled, 'n the shafts greased, annually,...

At this point, try penetratin' oil, a dead-blow hammer, or a puller to get it off,...
Dependin' on how bad it's stuck, the decision whether to beat it off, or Cut it off will come soon enough,...
 

bruceb58

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Re: dp-s stainless forward prop frozen on shaft cannot drain oil from drive?

I would spend a lot of time letting penetrating oil do it's job. Use something like PB blaster or Kroil.
 

cr2k

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Re: dp-s stainless forward prop frozen on shaft cannot drain oil from drive?

Gotta lube them splines once in a while.
 
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