{"id":19235,"date":"2011-11-16T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T22:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=19235"},"modified":"2011-11-16T20:16:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T01:16:28","slug":"checking-the-drive-line-after-5700-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/checking-the-drive-line-after-5700-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking The Drive Line After 5700 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Corey (left) and Casey (right), from the Triton Marine crew, head down and tails up, taking the drive lines apart on Wind Horse<\/em>. After 5700 hours we want to have a detailed look at the various elements to see how they are wearing.<\/p>\n

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The ball races from the starboard engine’s \u00a0cv-axle. Although we are inexperienced in evaluating these, this does not look like a lot of wear. Keep in mind that if those 5700 hours were on a truck, we would be talking about 300,000 or more miles (460,000km),<\/p>\n

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The port drive line is showing a touch more wear.<\/p>\n

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We will have the prop shafts out tomorrow, the thrust bearings removed, and a look at shaft and cutlass bearing wear.<\/p>\n

The folks in the yard are a bit surprised at the lack of wear given the hours. There are a series of reasons for this:<\/p>\n