You may have seen last week we discovered our prop was loose on the shaft and I posted the how-to article for lapping your prop. I did ours on Thursday and have a couple photos to post here. When I pulled the propeller, it took a little heat and the puller because I had previously tightened the nut underwater so I wasn't surprised about that. Upon removal, I saw witness marks on the shaft where the prop was fretting as it microscopically moved against the stronger shaft metal. Using some machinist's blue, I confirmed what I saw and subsequently lapped the prop to the shaft until it was perfect. Unfortunately the phone battery died during this process so I don't have photos of lapping it. However, after lapping the prop, cleaning everything away from both the shaft and the propeller, installation was easy and included utilizing a bronze woodruff key included with the nut set. I strongly suggest changing to the double nut set for everyone. For those of you attending the reunion in Lake Havasu, I will bring the puller, machinist's blue and lapping compound if you want to change out. I suggest purchasing the double nut set from the prop shop at this link https://propshopinc.com/1-quot-amp-1...ot-shaft-size/. It's $12.49 plus shipping.
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