tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post1372183474699531301..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Lowdown on the gearboxAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-18915127143764845382017-05-07T15:03:33.739+01:002017-05-07T15:03:33.739+01:00There were times when I was lying on my stomach on...There were times when I was lying on my stomach on a deck board, with my head two foot lower into the engine well, groping around underneath myself to get a key into the hex bolts that I did start to wonder just what I was playing at.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123179680618965811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-15186495173016316662017-05-07T09:23:20.928+01:002017-05-07T09:23:20.928+01:00Nick - having never seen the insides of a gearbox ...Nick - having never seen the insides of a gearbox or bell housing before i don't think I would attempt this one myself! I take my hat off to you..... as Clint once said "a man has got to know his limitations" Andy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-58101086052096397362017-05-07T07:26:50.155+01:002017-05-07T07:26:50.155+01:00That drive plate looks just like mine! We had a s...That drive plate looks just like mine! We had a similar sage (gearbox died - in our case it was the forward clutch plates - drive plate found to be likewise knackered when I removed the gearbox) on the first day of our Easter trip. In our case it was a HBW 125 and Norbury Wharf (half a mile walk back to the car, 15 mile drive) had one in. They also had what looked to be a suitable drive plate but wasn't, and were excellent at tracking a suitable one down at Midland Chandlers.<br /><br />I don't think the same problem could occur - our gearbox ends with a plate which bolts onto the flexible coupling, which in turn bolts onto a coupling with a keyway into which the prop shaft goes. I just removed the flexible coupling from the gearbox, loosened the gland and slid the entire assembly back until the prop hit the rudder.<br /><br />All done in under a day, but a month later and my last barked knuckle hasn't quite healed completely.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123179680618965811noreply@blogger.com