A client asked me to look at his cutlass bearing. He said the bearing was sliding out of the strut.
Well the rubber portion of the bearing was indeed sticking out the aft end of the strut by about an inch. When I hand turned the prop the bearing spun in the shell but was fused to the shaft. It took grabbing the bearing with pliers and some oomph to break the bearing loose from the shaft.
Replacing the bearing is a PIA but really not a big deal. Im more concerned with why and how this happened.
Ive never seen this before. Any thoughts on whats going on here?
Thanks.