First post-need help ?

[Offtrail]

Hey guys, new to the forum (first post !) and I hope someone can help me out....my wife picked up some rocks last year in her GTI 130 so we had the wear ring replaced . It works and sounds good at idle, however under throttle, there is a small vibration and the top speed is not near what it used to be ? Any ideas what I should look at next ? Thanks in advance.....

 

[Buc23]

So only the wear ring was replaced?

 

[Offtrail]

Yes ...that's all so far.

 

[Buc23]

Prop ok? Wonder if it suffered any damage?

 

[Offtrail]

It looks fine but I'm thinking it may be off balance.....do you think that would be the problem ? It'll be coming out of storage soon so I guess I should order a new one....

 

[Buc23]

Food place to start

 

[Offtrail]

Thanks Buc 23....

 

[Coastiejoe]

Confirm wear ring is good. If you can't see any damage to the impeller the shaft may be bent. Can you safely get to the shaft? If so, hold a crayon near the shaft and slowly move it closer and closer. If it touches only in one area, the shaft is bent.