tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post9209945966341384885..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Centerflex fixAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-19328501779070601762014-04-23T21:54:09.672+01:002014-04-23T21:54:09.672+01:00Update 3 years on - have run the Trent flat out tw...Update 3 years on - have run the Trent flat out twice, stalled the engine several times on junk in the BCN and it has never failed.<br />Proper job!Andy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-89051629309912527272010-12-06T10:44:51.890+00:002010-12-06T10:44:51.890+00:00You should have called in to The Forum - I was at ...You should have called in to The Forum - I was at work.<br /><br />After my experiences on the Thames you can understand why I'm concerned about the possibility of vibration. Yes, of course, any slight imbalance in the coupling will be insignificant compared with the importance of getting the propshaft correctly aligned. And I should think that the prop itself is more likely to be slightly out of balance - a small dink on one of the blades would probably have more effect even than a completely missing coupling bolt!Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-17845018541164622852010-12-05T15:17:40.768+00:002010-12-05T15:17:40.768+00:00Halfie
You will be concerned about an unequal weig...Halfie<br />You will be concerned about an unequal weight distribusion causing vibration like a car wheel out of balance?<br />I wondered about that but figured that everything would balance out. I had drilled out the hole to get the small bolt in and I added an extra washer on the opposite side so gram for gram its not far out. Whats more, it turns relatively slowly and the distance from the centre to the outside of the coupling is small so it should be well.<br /><br />It ran smoothly with a whole stud missing so a slight imbalance in the other direction should be ok too.<br />See, I'm trying to convince myself now!<br />Hey, your snow melted much faster than Birmingham today!I was in Norwich three hours ago.....mayhem.<br />AndyAndy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-69248886221695995052010-12-05T09:04:30.719+00:002010-12-05T09:04:30.719+00:00Excellent! It's always good when you can find...Excellent! It's always good when you can find a way to cheat the throwaway culture. As I read through your post I was thinking "but what about vibration?" - but you say there isn't any. Good news, and well done.Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.com