Anonymous
01-22-2003, 10:18 PM
Steve
1. Drivesaver
Have any of you installed this on your Shammy's? It's an "elastomeric donut" installed between the transmission and the propshaft. It's supposed to reduce vibration, noise, and protect the transmission (on impact). I'm considering it for my 220WA (combined with a 4-blade prop).
What do you think?
Date: 10:33 p.m. on 01-04-2001
Leprechaun
premium member in standard member. 2. Re:Drivesaver
Yep - got it in my rig. Two things - first - prior to installing, confirm you have an added 1" of room between the prop and the rudder. No clanging please. Second - you will have to drill to thru-holes in it and make up two short connecting wires (With proper crimped/soldered terminals) that will go thru the drive-saver and connect the bolts on the trans output flange with the bolts in the shaft flange. The reason is that when you mount the drive-saver you effectively break the bonding or grounding system you have (Or should have) and the propshaft/propeller are no longer bonded. Disregard the ridiculous claim by the manufacturer that that is a good thing. It most definitely is a bad thing. All metal, particularly in an inboard shoud be bonded together and tied to a dyna-plate ground. Other than the above bit of an aside, the prop-saver works as advertised and someday just might save your transmission from a disasterous end. Regards, Leprechaun
Date: 02:15 p.m. on 01-05-2001
1. Drivesaver
Have any of you installed this on your Shammy's? It's an "elastomeric donut" installed between the transmission and the propshaft. It's supposed to reduce vibration, noise, and protect the transmission (on impact). I'm considering it for my 220WA (combined with a 4-blade prop).
What do you think?
Date: 10:33 p.m. on 01-04-2001
Leprechaun
premium member in standard member. 2. Re:Drivesaver
Yep - got it in my rig. Two things - first - prior to installing, confirm you have an added 1" of room between the prop and the rudder. No clanging please. Second - you will have to drill to thru-holes in it and make up two short connecting wires (With proper crimped/soldered terminals) that will go thru the drive-saver and connect the bolts on the trans output flange with the bolts in the shaft flange. The reason is that when you mount the drive-saver you effectively break the bonding or grounding system you have (Or should have) and the propshaft/propeller are no longer bonded. Disregard the ridiculous claim by the manufacturer that that is a good thing. It most definitely is a bad thing. All metal, particularly in an inboard shoud be bonded together and tied to a dyna-plate ground. Other than the above bit of an aside, the prop-saver works as advertised and someday just might save your transmission from a disasterous end. Regards, Leprechaun
Date: 02:15 p.m. on 01-05-2001