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    Default .187 flex shaft problem...

    So I made the jump to go with the .187 HD flex shaft and it seems like without the Teflon liner it will be too loose. Is this ok?

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    Yes. You could use a strut bushing at the end to center it if you wanted to. You don't have to be I recommend it.
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    You don't have any problems with vibration or wiping of the flex shaft? I will try to dig up a bushing of some sort...I was just wondering how you keep the water out and the grease in? Post pictures of your impulse 31's with the .187 flex shafts installed.
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    So nobody has any pictures....
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    I've had this setup for 2+ years. I do not have issues with water leakage as long as I frequently grease the thing. It does make a lot of noise, but it runs great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephavee View Post
    So nobody has any pictures....
    Sold mine. What I do is make a 1" long bushing out of brass that slips over the flex with no slack. Then solder it in the end of your stuffing tube or use loctite or permatex sleeve retainer.
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    More importantly is that the shaft is under sized. I had trouble getting my coupler to hold when I got one like that. Had a heck of a time figuring out what was wrong with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T.S.Davis View Post
    More importantly is that the shaft is under sized. I had trouble getting my coupler to hold when I got one like that. Had a heck of a time figuring out what was wrong with it.
    O dang. Didn't see the shaft measurement. Not good! It might be ok in low power situations, anything other than that it's probably gonna slip.
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    Most 3/16 flex cable will not measure 0.1875". its usually under by a few thousandths.
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    Ray, remember that P Wildthing I used to run? Kept spinning the shafts in it. That was the problem.
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