Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
A friend of mine with a JetRanger III has been forced to replace the drive shaft boot three times in a matter of months – less than 10 hours of operation. Grease was being sprayed around and the tele temps were black. Does anyone have any suggestions on why this could be happening? Normally the boot lasts for many years
Engine side? Have them check to insure the firewall driveshaft covers and cones are installed properly. In some cases if installed 180 out will cut boot on engine side. Temp Indicator go black because of loss of grease. As to alignment or iso mount bad, if they were that bad these same firewall covers/cones would be wiped out first and probably the shear plate for the "donkey d..." as well mounted to the bottom of the xsmn.
