Anyone have experience with prop shaft end play? I have a 2007 DPS-A with what I think is excessive end play. I removed the outdrive to change bellows, touch up paint, etc, and noticed the movement in the front prop shaft. It moves a hair over 1/8 inch, but less than 3/16. I can’t believe this is normal.
I don’t think this has anything to do with it, but I did have to change the input shaft seal (the shaft from u-joint to drive), which required removing the carrier. I installed a new crush sleeve, set the rotational torque on carrier to shaft, and reused the same carrier shim. It vacuum and pressure tested good afterwards.
While painting, I had it tilted with skeg up (not completely upside down, more like on its side with the skeg high). Though I highly doubt it, but could something have slipped out of place?
Note, this is with the props removed, and no gear oil in the unit. Seems the same issue whether in neutral, forward, reverse.
I haven’t researched the service manual yet, so you are my first go to for advice on course of action. Any suggestions? Again, DPS-A.
I tried to post a 10 sec video of the movement, may/may not work.
Thanks all.
[video]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oi6ESsEEL1suOmV5eap87h5rtntXgMv9/view?usp=sharing[/video]
I don’t think this has anything to do with it, but I did have to change the input shaft seal (the shaft from u-joint to drive), which required removing the carrier. I installed a new crush sleeve, set the rotational torque on carrier to shaft, and reused the same carrier shim. It vacuum and pressure tested good afterwards.
While painting, I had it tilted with skeg up (not completely upside down, more like on its side with the skeg high). Though I highly doubt it, but could something have slipped out of place?
Note, this is with the props removed, and no gear oil in the unit. Seems the same issue whether in neutral, forward, reverse.
I haven’t researched the service manual yet, so you are my first go to for advice on course of action. Any suggestions? Again, DPS-A.
I tried to post a 10 sec video of the movement, may/may not work.
Thanks all.
[video]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oi6ESsEEL1suOmV5eap87h5rtntXgMv9/view?usp=sharing[/video]