miss geico strut

[4343]

hi, will the octura lead teflon sleeves fit into my stalk geico strut?? any slop on the prop stub with these sleeves?

[4343]

has any tried this??

[bob_t]

Unless you ream the strut deeper, they are a little bit too long. I bought some and put one in a somewhat "worn" strut (caused by an out of balance prop from previous owner). I cut the sleeve to proper length and re-centered it using the fwd bushing and prop shaft and then used bearing set compound to lock the sleeve in place. Seemed to be a good fit with very little radial play. I'll have to wait until the ice melts to try it, though.

[4343]

what do you do if teflon wears out in strut after its been glued in?

[4343]

bumpppp

[JimClark]

a little heat and they should loosten

[bob_t]

These metal sleeves are very tough. I was suprised how difficult they were to cut with a hacksaw blade with the sleeve chucked in a small lathe and turning slow speed. They are not "teflon" like the "plastic" teflon liners. I don't know how durable they are (yet). I will have to wait until the pond is liquid to try it. They were recommended to me by Darin Jordan.

[pmark]

I replaced my worn-out sleeves with lead Teflon ones bought from eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-16-lead-te...-/140352337980
I must say It was a little tricky to remove the old worn-out ones.

I will upload some pictures when I find the time

[bob_t]

I must say I was I little tricky to remove the old warn out ones.

I will upload some pictures when I find the time

Curious, how did you get your bushings out? The bushings are tougher than the (softer) aluminum they are mounted in!

[lenny]

Do you use any heat first and let it cool a little bit ?
And than tap it a little and then try to push it out.

[JimClark]

I think to use that bushing you need to drill out the strut to 3/16

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[pmark]

I didnt use heat. I tried the drill-bit method found in another thread.
I started with the rear bushing first as this seemed to be the most worn-out.
I used high quality drill bits and tried to "bite" the bushing and make it slowlly spin out of the strut.
I started with 4.8mm drill-bit which was an almost exact fit to the inner size of the bushing.
My drill bits where new and very good quality so they cut through the bushing like butter without getting a "bite" to spin it out
At that point a was afraid that I would damage my strut but I decided to move up in size until one of the drills eventually "bites" the bushing.
I moved up in size in the following order
4.8mm
5.0mm
5.5mm
6.0mm
The last one made the job as it ate all the bushing in one spot, hit the strut and slowlly spinned the bushing out.
For the front one I desided to use another method.
I pushed it with the back of the drill-bit and it easilly popped out!
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[lenny]

Nice pictures by the way.
That did not sound like fun,
On the one that you drilled out on the table.
It looks like I see a little bit of blue lock tight on it.
And also at the back of the strut bushing hole too.
If that is the blue lock tight, The heat would have released it for you,
And may be made the job easier for you.
It will be my turn next to do this on mine mystic strut bushing.

[pmark]

It looks like I see a little bit of blue lock tight on it.
And also at the back of the strut bushing hole too.
If that is the blue lock tight, The heat would have released it for you,
And may be made the job easier for you.
It will be my turn next to do this on mine mystic strut bushing.

You are probably right about the loctite. I havent noticed it till now.
I attach some more pics of the bushings for comparison.
The hole might look big but there was no damage on the strut.
The drill-bit bite caused the walls of the bushing to colapse inside.
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[lenny]

Ok thanks for the info,
When you go to put the new ones in use lube,
Should make it a little easier to do.
Do you have a drill press or a C clamp ?
Ether one would make it easier to press bushing in for you.

[pmark]

Ok thanks for the info,
When you go to put the new ones in use lube,
Should make it a little easier to do.
Do you have a drill press or a C clamp ?
Ether one would make it easier to press bushing in for you.

I have already installed them!
It was two easy.
I just slided them in.
They have a cut from one side to the other so their outer diameter can decrease to slide in place.
I didnt use loctite! The rotation of the shaft is much smoother now.
One thing I dont now is their quality and how much I should expect them to last.

[lenny]

Should be better than the stock ones,
As long as your props are sharped an balanced good and you lube it.
I thank you should be set.
How did it run for you before the strut problem ?

[pmark]

I bought it second hand and with the flex saft missing.
I though it would be a good idea to replace the bushings to match the new flex shaft.

[bob_t]

Those bushings look to be the same length. I ordered the Octura bushings and they are a little too long. I had to use bearing set compound on the one we fixed because the one bushing (rear) was worn through, and into the strut. I think a big part of the problem was that the stock PB prop that was on the boat had never been balanced and it was waaaaaaay off balance.