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| Author: | bing! [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
I have a 3 year old mirage drive. Ive done various maintenance on it to keep them up to snuff. This time, its the drums that are loose and have play in them. I know I need to replace the drums, but what else to I need to buy for proper maintenace? Do I need a new main cross shaft? I'm thinking the cables need to be replaced too. They look fine, but if I'm going to replace the drums, might as well update them and the cables? Thanks in advance for your advice. /bing |
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| Author: | KayakingBob [ Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
If you're gonna have to replace the drums, buy the new cables and you'll have upgraded the drive to "most" of a V2 drive (except the V2 sprockets & masts). |
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| Author: | Roadrunner [ Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
I recommend adding a new drum shaft to the list. This will make your Drive compatable with the '09 and newer boats with Click & Go. It has splines in the middle so it cannot rotate in its housing, and should be less subject to side slip as well. If you ever have wear issues in the future, you can then rotate the shaft 180 degrees for a fresh surface! The pic below shows the old and new styles.  
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| Author: | bing! [ Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
This turning into a $ 150 maintenance job. I just spent 100 bucks fixing up the pedals (pedal axels developed play and wobble) and the sprockets (mast slipped out and deformed mast hole/went for the upgrade). Aiyee! Well, 3 years aint too bad, but maybe I shouldve just bought a new drive for $ 400  /bing |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
V2 Drum $ 16.50 Chain $36.00 Idler Cable $ 18.00 Optional drum shaft $ 12.95 Looks like about $135 of parts. |
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| Author: | bing! [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drum loose on mirage drive.... |
Gotta go back in there and do the work  Thanks Matt. /bing |
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