first run today and.....

[jnation89]

about 5 minutes in the flexshaft froze in the stuffing tube and i had to retreive it from the middle of the lake. i took it home and barely removed the shaft to right where it froze. anyone have any idea what happened?
ive had a few boats had broke a shaft but never anything like this.


oh yaa up until the shaft freezing it ran awsome and turned on a dime, so i would really like to get this fixed and get back on the water.

[airman66285]

about 5 minutes in the flexshaft froze in the stuffing tube and i had to retreive it from the middle of the lake. i took it home and barely removed the shaft to right where it froze. anyone have any idea what happened?
ive had a few boats had broke a shaft but never anything like this.


oh yaa up until the shaft freezing it ran awsome and turned on a dime, so i would really like to get this fixed and get back on the water.

Please don't think this is a stupid question but did you grease the flex shaft before you ran it?

[jac4412]

The only time I've heard of someone having those problems is A) They've ruined their flexshaft and B) they have not greased it

[jnation89]

i greased it good...plus it already had a ton on it....now that i got it all out i tried putting a different flex shaft in and i cant even get the nylon tubing in. never had these kind of problems. any suggestions?

[JimClark]

sure the motor was turning the correct direction?

[jnation89]

yes i checked the prop before i even left the house. and any ideas on why i cant even fit the nylon tubing back in?

[GeoVW72]

yes i checked the prop before i even left the house. and any ideas on why i cant even fit the nylon tubing back in?

Is the nylon tubing damaged?
Is it not going in period or only partway in?

I ran mine for a few minutes and the nylon stuffing tube rode up toward the collet. Maybe it ate yours?
I have yet to grease mine, came loaded with some black grease
lake was choppy so I was only hitting half throttle to be cautious
no problems yet

[jnation89]

got it in a few inches, then it just doesnt want to move anymore. came out fine, but now it wont go back in. it doesnt look damaged, only the flex shaft a little at the end of the stuffing tube.

[Rumdog]

Were you running it with the stock prop?

[jnation89]

yepp...i actually have a video of it freezing if anyone thinks that would help figure out what happened.

[Doby]

I have seen boats where the nylon tube has twisted itself inside the stuffing tube and caused things to sieze up.....can you see any obstructions in the stuffing tube?

[electric]

I have seen boats where the nylon tube has twisted itself inside the stuffing tube and caused things to sieze up.....can you see any obstructions in the stuffing tube?

Possibly run a more rigid wire through there to see if you can "push" it out. Maybe you can also check the length of the remaining nylon tube to see if what Doby is describing happened?

[jnation89]

ohh i got it out...and there was no visible damage to the nylon tube. the flex shaft did had a spot where you can see it seized in the stuffing tube all the way in the back. im just trying to figure out what could of happened to cause this. and how to get the nylon tubing back in it goes about 3 inches and doesnt want to move any farther. ive looked into the stuffing tube and cant see anything that is wrong.

[Doby]

Can you get it in from the motor end? Might have to remove the motor.

I usually add a few drops of CA glue to each end to hold it in place..has worked well for me over the years. If it still won't go in, sounds like the inside wall of the stuffing tube got scratched/ nicked etc and has caused an obstruction.

Can you get the flex cable in with out the nylon tube? If so, grease up the cable and run it without the nylon tube. Lots of people run without it with no issues as long as its properly greased.

[jac4412]

Prop spinning in reverse too quickly or if the shaft somehow caught it can cause a small section to freeze like that... Did you put on a new prop/mess around with the stock one? You might have inadvertently affected the flex shaft (didnt see a confirmation that it was the stock prop)