Pulled out the housing and shaft and I think it looks fine. It might just be me thinking it looks a whole lot better than the mid-shaft I replaced on another ski last year. That was totally ruined. Totally rough, looked like scrambled eggs. The surface of this shaft is pretty smooth and the wear measured on a dig' caliper (0.07mm at the steel ring) and (0.12mm worn at the rubber bush). No got that wrong. It's 25mm thick where the shaft sits inside the bearing.
What I wanted to know was, does the shaft and the steel bearing inside the housing spin together? I think it's yes as it's like a press fit. I remember it wasn't easy to get therm together. What is the width of a new shaft? 25mm? as it is on tho old one? I needed to put them in an industrial press to separate them, so I'm thinking its still a tight fit. It was full of water but it looks Ok. Lips to rubber bushes look a bit flared. Was it just the broken silicone seal where the housing meets the fiberglass hull letting the water in?
I think i got to this problem early. Unlike the last one. Just had a poke around and the housing looks good inside, minus the water. Have ordered a new one anyway. I've found if you do the mid-shaft, you have to do the couplers as well as the thread on the new shafts don't fit the thread on the old couplers.
Is the wear on the old mid-shaft light enough to fit with the new mid-shaft housing?
Here is a photo. What do ya think??
What I wanted to know was, does the shaft and the steel bearing inside the housing spin together? I think it's yes as it's like a press fit. I remember it wasn't easy to get therm together. What is the width of a new shaft? 25mm? as it is on tho old one? I needed to put them in an industrial press to separate them, so I'm thinking its still a tight fit. It was full of water but it looks Ok. Lips to rubber bushes look a bit flared. Was it just the broken silicone seal where the housing meets the fiberglass hull letting the water in?
I think i got to this problem early. Unlike the last one. Just had a poke around and the housing looks good inside, minus the water. Have ordered a new one anyway. I've found if you do the mid-shaft, you have to do the couplers as well as the thread on the new shafts don't fit the thread on the old couplers.
Is the wear on the old mid-shaft light enough to fit with the new mid-shaft housing?
Here is a photo. What do ya think??
