Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
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Re: Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
homan,
How many hours did you have on your Drive Savers when they came apart? Also, are you running 650hp natural aspirated or with a supercharger?
I also am using the Drive Savers as well with my Stellings extension boxes with about the same power (naturally aspirated 650-700hp). I currently only have about 15-20 hours on them so far though.
How many hours did you have on your Drive Savers when they came apart? Also, are you running 650hp natural aspirated or with a supercharger?
I also am using the Drive Savers as well with my Stellings extension boxes with about the same power (naturally aspirated 650-700hp). I currently only have about 15-20 hours on them so far though.
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Re: Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
Originally Posted by BenPerfected
Check the bearing carrier for wear. How about the drive shaft balance?
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Re: Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
Kaama, mine was supercharged I had about 20 hrs. on it, it wasn't really used until Aug. this year and never really beat on until yesterday, it didn't break in rough water but calm about 4800 rpm going straight and halfway trimmed. I'm thinking maybe since my box was raised 1 inch maybe it put more of a strain on it, when it broke it got wedged between the transom plate and bell housing and bent the drive shaft on my Bravo slightly.
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Re: Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
Please educate me,what is a drive saver? In your pics it appears to be a piece of plastic that your output shaft couples to instead of using a coupler? Is it supposed to take shock off outdrive or is it designed to fail under load to protect drive? Thanks,Smitty
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Re: Anyone else blow apart a drive saver for a Stellings box
What angle is on your drive shaft? An adjustable extension box can get you in trouble, especially on a short shaft. What's an ideal drive shaft angle? About .5 degree, maybe 2.0 degree max ( some will debate the max ). How do you check the angle? Buy or borrow a digital angle finder (cost about $200). For whats its worth, I run 600 lbs. torque and 785 HP without any issues. My Drive Saver, purchased thru Teague, is rated at 1100 lbs. Something is suspect in your setup.