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| hey guys anyone has a mercury prop with the flo-troq 2 hub that is loose on the forward thrust washer that is supposed to center and position the prop in the gearcase ? i even tryed a few at the mercury dealer around my place and he thinks its normal ???? the prop is not machined or worn with no sign of defect wathever .the prop is a trophy plus |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | From my understanding, there should be no play in the prop whatsoever. Almost sounds like a washer of some sort that is missing. If your castle nutdoes tightens all the way down to the end of the threads, something is missing..
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| thanks steve but there is nothing missing and i am trying to find a washer to take the slack off but i just cannot find the rigth size and the washer does put the prop at the right place so it is just a question of diameter of the shoulder of the thrustwasher that sits in the inner hub |
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Location: tHe LaKe Of PrIoR, mN | Is it a new torque flow hub or is it used? my boat starting melting hubs and it did that cause it squashed the melted plastic a bit |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | Are you sure it's a flo torq 2 I know the flo torq 3-4 does have play. |
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| its a new hub kit from mercury |
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| R code - 10/6/2016 5:22 PM
Are you sure it's a flo torq 2 I know the flo torq 3-4 does have play.
is the play between the prop and the forward thrust washer ? |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | danlaboucane - 10/6/2016 5:32 PM
R code - 10/6/2016 5:22 PM
Are you sure it's a flo torq 2 I know the flo torq 3-4 does have play.
is the play between the prop and the forward thrust washer ?
Yes |
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| mine is the flo-torq 2 !
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| R code - 10/6/2016 5:51 PM
danlaboucane - 10/6/2016 5:32 PM
R code - 10/6/2016 5:22 PM
Are you sure it's a flo torq 2 I know the flo torq 3-4 does have play.
is the play between the prop and the forward thrust washer ?
Yes
how much play?
do you run it like that ? |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | How much is it moving thier should be no play between the prop and thrust washer with that hub. But the prop shaft will move a very little. |
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| it is moving close to 1/10 of an inch on that prop with that washer and we tryed a few at the merc dealer and it was the same even with new aluminium props
i was trying washer on prop not on shaft
Edited by danlaboucane 10/6/2016 6:44 PM
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| thanks for the hlp guys just spoke to an prop expert and there must be something wrong with my prop, unless i have one machined to fit there is no stock part to fix that ! |
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| I asked about movement to my dealer after I took my boat home and gave it the once over -I sent him video of movement and he showed to mechanic and I was told that was correct-Still seems wrong to me but have run about 80 hours and no issue-this is a 2015 60 HP. Here is a video of a few clips put together (some sort of static on volume so turn it down)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q30AQsI0bYA
Edited by Dogditcher 10/7/2016 9:14 PM
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| Dogditcher - 10/7/2016 9:09 PM
I asked about movement to my dealer after I took my boat home and gave it the once over -I sent him video of movement and he showed to mechanic and I was told that was correct-Still seems wrong to me but have run about 80 hours and no issue-this is a 2015 60 HP. Here is a video of a few clips put together (some sort of static on volume so turn it down )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q30AQsI0bYA
thanks i too find it too much but i installed it and will try it since it is supposed to be normal and will test it to see for myself ! it is easely twice the play that there is on the omc prop that was on before ! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The prop may move an eighth of an inch or so when you grab it and pull on it. |
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| sworrall - 10/8/2016 12:49 PM
The prop may move an eighth of an inch or so when you grab it and pull on it.[/QUO
it is side play between the inner hub and the forward thrust washer that had me worried |
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mercury prop loose on forward thrust washer