intense vibrating, intermittent
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Topic: intense vibrating, intermittent
Posted By: jackkloepfer
Subject: intense vibrating, intermittent
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 12:56pm
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I can't discribe this too accurately, as I was behind the boat when it occured. my wife discribed it as more of a 'buzz' type of vibration. as though the rear of the boat had turned into a giant cell phone. we have had other 'wobbly' or 'wahsing machine' type of vibrations before that was due to having something stuck on the prop, but this was not like that, according to her. we were wakeboarding, everything else was normal (temp etc) after I came into the boat to observe, I had her run the boat just above idle speed while I examined the shaft spinning. I didn't see anything of concern. what are the possible issues that I could be having, here? thanks in advance. |
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Posted By: Bones71
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 3:37pm
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Intermitten trans slip maybe? ------------- That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said 'Goodbye' |
Posted By: Bones71
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 3:38pm
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Check your fluid level accurately. ------------- That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said 'Goodbye' |
Posted By: jackkloepfer
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 4:04pm
I will give that a go. thanks. didn't consider the transmission. |
Bones71 wrote:Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 7:36pm
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Shaft packing too tight? ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Bones71
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 7:45pm
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I was thinking later that maybe someone might have had their feet on the doghouse and you might have hit a wave and pushed the cover into the belt pulley? I know we have done that and it feels like a phone vibrating. ?? ------------- That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said 'Goodbye' |
Posted By: cooperlacy
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 8:50pm
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I have come across two other things that manifested themselves as "false" vibrations. The first was a bad spark plug. At low speed this wasn't noticeable, but at high speed it felt exactly like shaft vibration. When I coincidentally decided to change the plugs, one of them had a loose porcelain insulator. New plug and the vibration was gone. Another "false" vibration came one time when I hit a 10" piece of 2x4. We stopped the boat and I felt the prop and everything seemed normal. We started again and had pretty bad vibration. It turns out I hit the 2x4 just perfectly and it stuck on the front tracking fin. I pulled it off and was vibration free! Good luck. Cooper |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 10:17pm
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Is the prop seated on the shaft? Did you lap it to the shaft when you installed it? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: CrazyCanuck
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 12:10am
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What does lap it to the shaft mean? I ask because I will at some point have to put my prop back on. tips? Thanks. ------------- https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtW3vJrMHLdqBzndt9VX3oOpBuRopGlzKq9Ea7pAO7wnTuoD8E8g |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 4:26am
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12866&KW=proper+prop&PID=145077&title=proper-prop-installation#145077" rel="nofollow - Proper prop installation Also, is there play in the cutlass bearing due to wear? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |