dylan winter
New member
I changed my engine mounts
- then it got stuck in fwd gear
common MD1 fault
something to do with ridges growing on the cones and sticking the splines
first solution is to turn prop while holding engine in place
tried that today - the prop shaft can be turned - but with effort
I can feel those cones being forced past those splines
no wonderful moment of release ensued though
then in the manual I read that poor alignment could result in severe damage to reverse
on this page
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/wp-...nual12_jpg.jpg
whole manual here
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/gal...vo-md1-manual/
I can live with it stuck in forward - the engine is a good starter
the engine seems to be beautifully ligned up - but obviously in the run up to engine mount failure of May then it would have been running some-what out of balance
I have also changed to slightly less slippery oil as this was a reported source of occasional sticking - apparently although that makes very little sense to me
Dylan
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www.keepturningleft.co.uk
- then it got stuck in fwd gear
common MD1 fault
something to do with ridges growing on the cones and sticking the splines
first solution is to turn prop while holding engine in place
tried that today - the prop shaft can be turned - but with effort
I can feel those cones being forced past those splines
no wonderful moment of release ensued though
then in the manual I read that poor alignment could result in severe damage to reverse
on this page
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/wp-...nual12_jpg.jpg
whole manual here
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/gal...vo-md1-manual/
I can live with it stuck in forward - the engine is a good starter
the engine seems to be beautifully ligned up - but obviously in the run up to engine mount failure of May then it would have been running some-what out of balance
I have also changed to slightly less slippery oil as this was a reported source of occasional sticking - apparently although that makes very little sense to me
Dylan
__________________
www.keepturningleft.co.uk