360 Mirage drive roller bearings fall out

Hello

When I was out at the weekend, it sometimes creaked when I pedaled,
When I lifted the pedals and turned them upside down these pegs fell out,

The pedals work as before, but a little now and then they possibly become a little slower and it creaks in them and then just pedal on.

What do these sticks do? Can you still hit the sea and not get stranded?
Something you can fix yourself or need to send away?


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DazzGZ ... sp=sharing

They are roller bearings. Yes, you would need them for the drive to work properly.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Had the same issue today, about 12 of these pins did fall out, is this bearing an orderable part. I cannot find anything online. Even a new drive is sold out anywhere.

Older 360 Drives? Changes were made to prevent this. Have your dealer review it with the warranty/tech manager.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

thx for all replys, yes, its the fort 360 modell that came out, and I live in sweden and have been in contact with Kayakstore.se for support, but got a short answer from them

their answers: (google translate to eng)


Is there any blueprint were this pins located and like Bacco1969 ask,, were to buy this pins. find them for 180 system,, but not 360
Because I dont know if I have warranty or not I dont want to start screwing apart the drive yet

Hi,

If you get stuck and the warranty service isn't helping you might try purchasing some other model roller bearings to see if they have the same diameter and you can cut them down if they are too long. They are rather inexpensive.

https://www.mariner-sails.com/hobie-rol ... aring.html

https://ramseyoutdoor.com/products/repl ... fd_Wh5C1gU

If you are able to locate the bearings, I figured out a way to put them back in and reinstall the fin unit without driving yourself nuts. i used a piece of scotch tape on the spindle to hold the bearings to the spindle.