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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5543239" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>Got the trolling motor serviced yesterday with all new seals and O rings. The little stainless pin that goes through the shaft to engage the prop was completely seized and both ends fell off. Soaked it in penetrating oil for a while and used a punch to try to bang it out, but no go. I didn't have any carbide bits, so it took me about 10 min to drill through the pin with one of my stainless bits. Once I did that, I was finally able to get the rest out with a punch and replace with a new one. Im thinking it's possible the old corroded seals may have provided some resistance to the shaft spinning, as the prop now spins MUCH more freely than before. Hopefully it gets me a little more speed on the water. Prior owner can't recall how fast the trolling motor would pull the boat before, but he did mention that trolling speeds were much higher when motor was trimmed up mostly out of the water. We will see...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5543239, member: 2805"] Got the trolling motor serviced yesterday with all new seals and O rings. The little stainless pin that goes through the shaft to engage the prop was completely seized and both ends fell off. Soaked it in penetrating oil for a while and used a punch to try to bang it out, but no go. I didn't have any carbide bits, so it took me about 10 min to drill through the pin with one of my stainless bits. Once I did that, I was finally able to get the rest out with a punch and replace with a new one. Im thinking it's possible the old corroded seals may have provided some resistance to the shaft spinning, as the prop now spins MUCH more freely than before. Hopefully it gets me a little more speed on the water. Prior owner can't recall how fast the trolling motor would pull the boat before, but he did mention that trolling speeds were much higher when motor was trimmed up mostly out of the water. We will see... [/QUOTE]
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