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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jan 7, 2024 6:35:54 GMT -5
Anyways, at the juncture of yay or nay, thnk Im gonna continue with pulling the shafts out for the bearing change. The intermediate bearings are way closer to the hull which means making more tooling for another puller. Im gonna use the puller on the couplings which are asshole tight, pop the shafts and use this and a stud to pull the forward bearings. This stuff has all been in since 1990, so I guess its ready for service. View AttachmentView AttachmentView AttachmentSorry it didn't work out. More work but at least it will be done right when you're finished with it. We got both rear bearings out and can more than likely do the fronts as well, BUT, When I fabbed the struts in 1990, it was a combination of placement, alignment install etc which meant getting into position and tack welding for fit up checks. The struts had all new bearings installed for the job, so once it was good to go, we completely welded to a final. The shells provided a pretty good thermal barrier to the rubber with cooling water etc, but the ID of the weldment may have distorted. Stainless does this. So now, to be accurate, Im gonna pull the shafts and run a ruff hone through them for a clean up. Not too loose on the slip mind you, but accurate. So once the couplings are off, theres only about 2 feet of shaft to slide back, then we are home free. The shafts will be so much easier to clean laying on saw horses. Me and the ground dont get along so well anymore. OEM, Roamer used bronze shells, and either steel or aluminum had the icy grip of corrosion to overcome. Even after 2 cuts with a sawzall and a long stem burr grinder we played hell pounding them out. 30 years+ was still pretty good service.
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Post by skycheney on Jan 7, 2024 15:57:42 GMT -5
Sorry it didn't work out. More work but at least it will be done right when you're finished with it. We got both rear bearings out and can more than likely do the fronts as well, BUT, When I fabbed the struts in 1990, it was a combination of placement, alignment install etc which meant getting into position and tack welding for fit up checks. The struts had all new bearings installed for the job, so once it was good to go, we completely welded to a final. The shells provided a pretty good thermal barrier to the rubber with cooling water etc, but the ID of the weldment may have distorted. Stainless does this. So now, to be accurate, Im gonna pull the shafts and run a ruff hone through them for a clean up. Not too loose on the slip mind you, but accurate. So once the couplings are off, theres only about 2 feet of shaft to slide back, then we are home free. The shafts will be so much easier to clean laying on saw horses. Me and the ground dont get along so well anymore. OEM, Roamer used bronze shells, and either steel or aluminum had the icy grip of corrosion to overcome. Even after 2 cuts with a sawzall and a long stem burr grinder we played hell pounding them out. 30 years+ was still pretty good service. View AttachmentView Attachment I hope that annode doesn't normally sit right in front of that bearing.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jan 7, 2024 21:57:12 GMT -5
No... we went through that with Big Bill. Its deteriorated and lost some ID. Its now at the front of 3 just until its gone far enough to remove. Used to tap it forward every so often. Got the trans home today. Have 2 days of shop time before I open it up. Place is still a mess.
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Post by skycheney on Jan 7, 2024 23:00:43 GMT -5
No... we went through that with Big Bill. Its deteriorated and lost some ID. Its now at the front of 3 just until its gone far enough to remove. Used to tap it forward every so often. Got the trans home today. Have 2 days of shop time before I open it up. Place is still a mess. Its progress. I notice my projects getting finished at a slower pace as well. It took me two weekends to install my new automatic backup generator at the house. That should have been a one day job. But I tell myself that good work takes time.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jan 7, 2024 23:22:12 GMT -5
Its good to see ya slowing down... its not just me!
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Post by rsmith on Jan 8, 2024 9:30:16 GMT -5
My problem is I’m do things right instead of just getting them done to get back to work and fishing. Not that I did anything half ass but now when I do something I take it all apart prime paint all the pieces let them dry. Before I’d RB something put it back together and just hit it with a spray bomb
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Post by Avenger on Jan 8, 2024 14:59:08 GMT -5
If good work takes time my stuff must be exceptional, because I never seem to get ANYTHING done. And I'm slowing down too. Any slower and I'll be going backwards.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jan 8, 2024 16:39:36 GMT -5
If good work takes time my stuff must be exceptional, because I never seem to get ANYTHING done. And I'm slowing down too. Any slower and I'll be going backwards. Cmon man... at 35 you should be jumping up and down spittin' wooden nickles! Got the trans home and in a pan on the bench. Pulled the return fitting off the bottom and lost maybe 1/4oz. of juice that was black and the screen was about 10% full-o-shit. Therefore the 1-1/2 quarts of oil I sucked out was just about all of it. Shoulda been 3 to 3-1/2 qts. I always check it and its always like cherry kool aid. Anudder FM. Looking for a drive disc to cut the center spline out from and make a test stand to run the trans and check pressures after the R&R before going back in. Keep an eye peeled fellas. Even a cracked disc will work. Still getting stuff done just wayyyy slower.
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Post by rsmith on Jan 9, 2024 8:41:55 GMT -5
See? That’s what I mean. Test stand? I’d bet back in the day you would have RB’d it and threw it right back in. Probably done it all on the back deck and had it back in and running in a couple hours.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Jan 9, 2024 13:02:11 GMT -5
All by myself by hand too!
Ya sure nailed that one! The job is tuff enough, but with a failure included? Aint worth it. Everything Ive ever built got rolled over after each bolt if possible; nothing worse than having to take a pile of stuff apart again to figger it out! Plus every bolt gets tuffer LOL...
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