I'm currently in the middle of a monster job that started as a simple cutlass bearing replacement and has led to me deciding to replace my prop shaft, coupling, stuffing box and propeller. The full story (and all the gory pictures) will follow in a separate post!
Given the trouble with removing the previous coupling (it never did come out- I cut the shaft after much frustration) I decided to go with the Moyer split coupling. It arrived in the mail today, but I was surprised to find that it seems to be a much, much tighter fit than I had expected. I've got a new shaft on the way, but I tried a test fit with the old one and I could not get the shaft to fit in the coupling even without any of the bolts installed. I didn't force it too much because I didn't want to cause any damage, but I'm definitely concerned now about how this is going to work.
Before I break or ruin something (else!), has anyone tried installing one of these before? Should the fit be this tight, or am I doing something wrong?
Given the trouble with removing the previous coupling (it never did come out- I cut the shaft after much frustration) I decided to go with the Moyer split coupling. It arrived in the mail today, but I was surprised to find that it seems to be a much, much tighter fit than I had expected. I've got a new shaft on the way, but I tried a test fit with the old one and I could not get the shaft to fit in the coupling even without any of the bolts installed. I didn't force it too much because I didn't want to cause any damage, but I'm definitely concerned now about how this is going to work.
Before I break or ruin something (else!), has anyone tried installing one of these before? Should the fit be this tight, or am I doing something wrong?
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