Re: Chatter/Rattle coming from Alpha 1 Gen II
Jim, I have listening to your video's and I can detect a slight intermitent noise when your at the back of the motor (in your first video) and the sound is not from your gimble bearing (I know what that sounds like). If you get a small rubber hose(like a vacumn hose) and about 2-3 feet long put one end in your ear and move the other end around you can possibly hear where the noise is the loudest. When I am looking for a noise I will use that method if you are near moving parts. Some times I can use a long screwdriver (one end against your ear and the other touching the part in question (you can test this on a car and you will see what I am talking about). Some mechanics use a stechiscope, simular as what a doctor uses for your heart but that is way too sensitive believe me I have used them (don't make a mistake and touch something too quickly-sounds like a bomb going off in your ear) I find a rubber hose works good especially looking for a small noise or a vacumn leak. In your other video's of the outdrive, to me they sound ok and to me the sound seems more at the back of the motor, you can see the outdrive shaft spinning, maybe you can see a wobble? But anyway I do hear a noise at idol inside the engine compartment at the rear of the motor. I have had outdrive noise and most of the time you don't hear them when you are running the boat. Last suggestion maybe try putting your vidio's on you tube and see if you get a response? I have watched a lot of video's on you tube with guys having problems similuar to yours. Anyway I have rambled off enough and hope this helps you. To your last question a lot of flywheels crack from fatigue in automatic cars because the flywheels are thin, Yours is thick like the clutch type cars are and I would rule out a cracked flywheel, to me seems like something is rubbing. Buz
Jim, I have listening to your video's and I can detect a slight intermitent noise when your at the back of the motor (in your first video) and the sound is not from your gimble bearing (I know what that sounds like). If you get a small rubber hose(like a vacumn hose) and about 2-3 feet long put one end in your ear and move the other end around you can possibly hear where the noise is the loudest. When I am looking for a noise I will use that method if you are near moving parts. Some times I can use a long screwdriver (one end against your ear and the other touching the part in question (you can test this on a car and you will see what I am talking about). Some mechanics use a stechiscope, simular as what a doctor uses for your heart but that is way too sensitive believe me I have used them (don't make a mistake and touch something too quickly-sounds like a bomb going off in your ear) I find a rubber hose works good especially looking for a small noise or a vacumn leak. In your other video's of the outdrive, to me they sound ok and to me the sound seems more at the back of the motor, you can see the outdrive shaft spinning, maybe you can see a wobble? But anyway I do hear a noise at idol inside the engine compartment at the rear of the motor. I have had outdrive noise and most of the time you don't hear them when you are running the boat. Last suggestion maybe try putting your vidio's on you tube and see if you get a response? I have watched a lot of video's on you tube with guys having problems similuar to yours. Anyway I have rambled off enough and hope this helps you. To your last question a lot of flywheels crack from fatigue in automatic cars because the flywheels are thin, Yours is thick like the clutch type cars are and I would rule out a cracked flywheel, to me seems like something is rubbing. Buz
