handyman17
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Bought a new prop for my Mercruiser Alpha One plus the FloTorq kit. One of the components in the kit, the drive sleeve, is made of Vulcanized rubber (very hard). One end is flat (see image) the other end has half moon tabs that I believe act as spacers. The pictorial instructions provided with the kit illustrate the flat end of the sleeve up against the thrust washer. I pounded w/a hammer and wood, the drive sleeve into the prop's hub. It's a very tight fit. However, as I tried to complete the installation, the drive sleeve adapter does not engage the drive sleeve. So, two questions:
1. Is the drive sleeve installed properly?
2. If it is, do I need to pound the adapter further in to the hub? There's about another quarter inch that I could gain. Would this allow the adapter to engage the sleeve? Would this also correctly mate the sleeve with the thrust washer? Right now the drive sleeve is flush with the outer rim of the prop flange.
Handyman
Bought a new prop for my Mercruiser Alpha One plus the FloTorq kit. One of the components in the kit, the drive sleeve, is made of Vulcanized rubber (very hard). One end is flat (see image) the other end has half moon tabs that I believe act as spacers. The pictorial instructions provided with the kit illustrate the flat end of the sleeve up against the thrust washer. I pounded w/a hammer and wood, the drive sleeve into the prop's hub. It's a very tight fit. However, as I tried to complete the installation, the drive sleeve adapter does not engage the drive sleeve. So, two questions:
1. Is the drive sleeve installed properly?
2. If it is, do I need to pound the adapter further in to the hub? There's about another quarter inch that I could gain. Would this allow the adapter to engage the sleeve? Would this also correctly mate the sleeve with the thrust washer? Right now the drive sleeve is flush with the outer rim of the prop flange.
Handyman
