JetRanger drive shaft boot
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JetRanger drive shaft boot
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
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
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
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
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Not sure if my first reply worked so I’ll try again. I’ve had this problem before. We had the engine out for maintenance when it went back in it blew a boot in 3 hours tuned out to be an engine alignment issue. If there hasn’t been any major maintenance done it might be worth checking if something has moved.
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I had one let go some years ago up at Surface Parasite.
Maybe the drive shaft is slightly misaligned? That would make the joints work really hard when under load, get hot and perhaps rupture the boot. But I am not an engineer. Does Russell at Camo's have a theory?
Maybe the drive shaft is slightly misaligned? That would make the joints work really hard when under load, get hot and perhaps rupture the boot. But I am not an engineer. Does Russell at Camo's have a theory?
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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.
Get a new maintenance provider.
Get a new maintenance provider.
You'd want to fix the alignment problem before changing to the Kaflex, surely? Something is abundantly wrong if the coupling is throwing 205 grease after only 10 hours.
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
Last edited by wrench1; 24th Feb 2020 at 14:25. Reason: add diagram