ollienorth
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This weekend I pulled off the prop shaft and was hoping to change over the VCU . Got the prop off and the rear prop off the VCU however the front wouldn't budge! After several hours I managed to get it to release from the VCU but I had caused some damage to the universal joint in the process. As a precaution I have decided to replace the prop itself with a new one.
So my question is this, obviously there are metal strips welded onto the prop to balance it so does it matter where each prop is put back onto the VCU does this effect the balance as a whole? I made the unfortunate discovery that the marks I made on the props to get them aligned correctly have since rubbed off.
May be a silly question as the props are balanced independently in the factory but I have heard some stories of vibrations over 50mph when others have changed VCU's so am wondering if this is because the props were not put back on in the same position they were taken off?
Thanks
So my question is this, obviously there are metal strips welded onto the prop to balance it so does it matter where each prop is put back onto the VCU does this effect the balance as a whole? I made the unfortunate discovery that the marks I made on the props to get them aligned correctly have since rubbed off.
May be a silly question as the props are balanced independently in the factory but I have heard some stories of vibrations over 50mph when others have changed VCU's so am wondering if this is because the props were not put back on in the same position they were taken off?
Thanks
