[C320-list] Prop Shaft: Replacement

[Jon Vez]

Warren,
I just sent you a note on this...

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> On Mar 12, 2018, at 3:13 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Another 320 owner and I are in the process of replacing the prop shaft with a SS shaft. We find that the shaft does not easily pass by the rudder, yet many have said that it can be removed without dropping the rudder. Jeff Hare, in a previous post, indicated you have to use a bit of muscle, but it wasn't hard. Another post said the strut was bent in the process.
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> We are interested in comments and suggestions from those who have done the shaft replacement as to how difficult is was to move the shaft past the rudder.
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> Finally, has anyone heard of loosening the shaft strut as oppose to dropping the rudder?
> Thanks guys,
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
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