Of Josh Muckley
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 9:51 PM
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Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List set screws
Bill,
I can't picture why there is inadequate room to lock wire the screws. When you
say perpendicular to t
I guess you have to be there...so to speak...yes, in line with shaft and VERY
little room between bolts and coupler...thanks for thoughts and I get the
purpose of the lockwire...its just not quite as accessible as many other
applications that I have done with lockwire and was thinking of
Bill,
I can't picture why there is inadequate room to lock wire the screws. When
you say perpendicular to the coupler I can't picture if that is
perpendicular to the shaft or inline with the shaft. I think you're
describing inline with the shaft which makes me wonder why using a cotter
pin
Eric,
Thanks for the reply. Coupler is definitely not an easy removal as I am in
the water already...very tight press fit onto shaft and not something I EVER
want to remove again in the space I have in engine compartment. That said, I
can pull the set bolts one at a time and clean them,
If the coupling is still easily removable, I'd say take it out of the boat
and clean the threads on it thoroughly with brake cleaner, the jack bolts
too, and then re-assemble them with lots of blue Locktite 242. Then torque
them to the correct spec for the type of bolt.
Since the brake cleaning
All,
I replaced prop shaft and coupler this spring. Shaft is seated in coupler
and two square head, drilled, cup pointed bolts go into dimples in shaft..i
know that proper technique is to properly safety wire the bolts through drilled
heads so can't come loose. But, when seated the drilled
