williwaw
Tom Kluberton
Seems to be a good bit of chat about repairing and replacing transmissions but I'm wondering how to go about the remove/replace procedure..
Williwaw's Hurth 150 is leaking itself dry in less than 6 hours of running so I bought a new one from TAD and plan to install it in the spring when I get back to P-Cola.
My thinking has been to pull the engine mount bolts and slide the Perkins forward just enough to yank the transmission.out (it's only 35#) Then ,the Perkins is heavy but generally self contained - looks easy enough to slide forward.
Anyone have experience or watch as the pro's did it? Seems the only alternative is to haul the boat, then pull rudder off and move the prop shaft backward. Ugh - too much work.
Also - I see in some of the photos that the red nylon vibration damper is installed - does that require shortening the prop shaft? or will the connection slide back far enough on the shaft for that red doughnut to fit?
An uninstalled red doughnut came with Williwaw, but cutting the shaft seems like too much work.
Any wisdom is greatly appreciated - thx.
Williwaw's Hurth 150 is leaking itself dry in less than 6 hours of running so I bought a new one from TAD and plan to install it in the spring when I get back to P-Cola.
My thinking has been to pull the engine mount bolts and slide the Perkins forward just enough to yank the transmission.out (it's only 35#) Then ,the Perkins is heavy but generally self contained - looks easy enough to slide forward.
Anyone have experience or watch as the pro's did it? Seems the only alternative is to haul the boat, then pull rudder off and move the prop shaft backward. Ugh - too much work.
Also - I see in some of the photos that the red nylon vibration damper is installed - does that require shortening the prop shaft? or will the connection slide back far enough on the shaft for that red doughnut to fit?
An uninstalled red doughnut came with Williwaw, but cutting the shaft seems like too much work.
Any wisdom is greatly appreciated - thx.