I spun my prop(I think) but I dont see any plastic shavings. Is this normal?

[patrolcarr]

I had posted yesterday about the possibility of having spun my prop as a result of striking a sandbar. Some of the responses indicated that I should pull the prop and look for plastic/rubber shavings from the hub. I pulled the prop and cant really see any, is it still possible that I spun the prop even though there arent any shavings? It only ran out of gear for a few seconds before I shut the engine down, maybe because of this no shavings developed. Its my first time with this problem so all feedback is GREATLY appreciated.

 

[JB]

Re: I spun my prop(I think) but I dont see any plastic shavings. Is this normal?

Howdy, PC.<br /><br />Shavings may be visible, but usually not.<br /><br />Put the prop back on, mark a line that shows where the prop and hub align. <br /><br />Run her until she does whatever you complained about in the first post, which you should have continued, rather than making a new topic. http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=009035 <br /><br />If the line is still lined up your prop is not spun. My bet is that it will be moved = spun hub.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[patrolcarr]

Re: I spun my prop(I think) but I dont see any plastic shavings. Is this normal?

Hey JB, thanks for pointing me in the way of proper etiquette on the forum. I see this as a goldmine of great info given by some very nice people. I actually had the feeling of being slightly long winded but wasnt sure how to go about streamlining the posts. Thanks again for the info. I was actually able to walk into a marina with info I got here and was able to dictate what I wanted with confidence. Excellent.Pat

 

[patrolcarr]

Re: I spun my prop(I think) but I dont see any plastic shavings. Is this normal?

Just in case what I encountered is NOT a spun prop, what else could have caused the problem I enecountered?(Going from forward to neutral at a very high rpm)The thing I found a little strange is that after hitting the sandbar, the engine ran the rest of the day without a problem, and much of the time it was WOT. It was only when I was coming into port going a bout 1/5 power that the problem occured. My own thought was, that if it is a spun prop, why didnt it disengage at the higher speed rather than the slower where I experienced the problem?

 

[JB]

Re: I spun my prop(I think) but I dont see any plastic shavings. Is this normal?

Hmmmm.<br /><br />That's one reason why we don't want you to start a new topic, PC. Info gets left out.<br /><br />If you ran around all day at WOT without a problem you probably don't have a spun prop.<br /><br />You may have bent the shift fork or linkage. Do a shift linkage adjustment from your manual and you should be just fine.<br /><br />Good luck.