shaft tube and strut

[Bill Gibson]

I have a Classic Hydros 24" shovelnose....i also purchased a hardware kit for it(Fullers fast electrics) and i need to purchase a brass tube for the drive shaft. It looks like the strut has a bushing pressed into it so i assume that i dont use a brass bearing like i would on my nitro boats... my question is do i get a drive shaft tube that slip fits into the front of the strut or does the tube terminate in front of the strut? And what size tubing do i use? YEP! Dont know a thing about Fast Electrics!! Oh and its a flex shaft that im using!

 

[jken1995]

I have a Classic Hydros 24" shovelnose....i also purchased a hardware kit for it(Fullers fast electrics) and i need to purchase a brass tube for the drive shaft. It looks like the strut has a bushing pressed into it so i assume that i dont use a brass bearing like i would on my nitro boats... my question is do i get a drive shaft tube that slip fits into the front of the strut or does the tube terminate in front of the strut? And what size tubing do i use? YEP! Dont know a thing about Fast Electrics!! Oh and its a flex shaft that im using!

I would slip the drive shaft into the strut and see what kind of diameter difference you have in the front of the strut. If there is enough slop I would say you should put the stuffing tube into the strut. just my 2 cents.

Jeff

 

[Bill Gibson]

I have a Classic Hydros 24" shovelnose....i also purchased a hardware kit for it(Fullers fast electrics) and i need to purchase a brass tube for the drive shaft. It looks like the strut has a bushing pressed into it so i assume that i dont use a brass bearing like i would on my nitro boats... my question is do i get a drive shaft tube that slip fits into the front of the strut or does the tube terminate in front of the strut? And what size tubing do i use? YEP! Dont know a thing about Fast Electrics!! Oh and its a flex shaft that im using!

I would slip the drive shaft into the strut and see what kind of diameter difference you have in the front of the strut. If there is enough slop I would say you should put the stuffing tube into the strut. just my 2 cents.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff!

 

[jayt]

We seldom run the tubing into the front of the strut with that setup. The hole is usually too small and is designed for the teflon liner to slip in 1/4" or so. We normally stop the brass tubing about an inch short of the nose of the strut and seal it all with a piece of shrink tubing covering the end of the brass tube, any teflon exposed and the strut nose.

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