Just4Fun
First World Problems...
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- Southern Oregon
I have a Yamaha Sj style driveshaft that is slightly bent from removing a prop. Has anyone ever had any luck straightening one of these or do you just hang them on the wall of shame?
bent driveshaft fix
- Thread starter Just4Fun
- Start date
- Location
- North Carolina
What is slightly?
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
- Location
- North Carolina
With out a pretty heavy lathe and some accurate indicators I don't think I would try and reuse it.
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
That's what I figured, I wonder if there's a business that could straighten for cheaper than a JM one.
I've got a new one ordered but wouldn't hurt to have a spare..
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
1/2" is a lot! Slightly bent to me would be like .010"!
- Location
- Ottawa, IL
Wall is shame it.
- Location
- Austin, Texas
JM had one straightened for me through his machine shop, it was a JM heavy duty one. Shaft was only .012" runout though. Maybe ask Chris what he would charge. I think it was like $17.00 shipped each way to Florida.
- Location
- Boynton Beach
not worth trying, hang it on the wall
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
Use more heat next time you remove an impeller dude! I cant even imagine how you bent it removing the impeller.
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
Heat is why my driveshaft bent I had a 6' cheater on it wouldn't budge. Oxy/act rose bud for like 30 seconds and bent the shaft because I didn't have the housing clamped properly.. I didn't build the pump the first time.
I used grease when I reassembled with my new shaft, just took the impellar back off with a open end wrench no cheater bar..
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
cut the end off and make a spline tool out of it
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
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It's shipped out to possibly be repaired if it can't be that's exactly what's happening..
It's shipped out to possibly be repaired if it can't be that's exactly what's happening..
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
Heat the center of the (where the threads are) impeller not the shaft. If the shaft gets saturated with heat it works against you. A rose bud is a bit overkill and makes it hard to control where the heat stays. I hold the impeller tool with a box wrench and put an impact on the spline tool. The impact will be in counter clockwise rotation.