Obnoxious noise from mirage drive. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 08-22-2012, 06:34 AM

try tightening all your cables a 1/2-1 crank on all 6 nuts. Usually the clicking comes from the cable moving across the drum.

StinkyMatt · 08-22-2012, 06:51 AM

So now you gotta play with your nuts for the shaft to be all good.

(sorry, just couldn't help it)

MrM · 08-22-2012, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

So now you gotta play with your nuts for the shaft to be all good.

That IS the industry standard. Or at least that's what they tell me.

taggermike · 08-22-2012, 08:56 AM

Grind some sand, fish slime, and scales around the pin and the noise will stop. LOL Mike

Iceman · 08-22-2012, 10:56 AM

Also make sure you are not bottoming out and hitting the hull. If so change to the next number up.

08-22-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bus kid

You know if you want to fish the sewer you can just come up here, you dont have to keep trying to get our attention. Only thing is New guy has to carry Roby!

Maybe I would if I wasn't so scared of you

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Originally Posted by Iceman

try tightening all your cables a 1/2-1 crank on all 6 nuts. Usually the clicking comes from the cable moving across the drum.

Tried that. After carefully moving each part independently, I'm 100% positive its the pin hitting the inside of the set holes as the peddles are moved.

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Originally Posted by finyak

I'll give that a try,my drive is brand new and it's making the same noise.That must be why I got skunked yesterday I was scaring the fish away.

Yeah, mine are brand new, never have this problem with earlier models

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Also make sure you are not bottoming out and hitting the hull. If so change to the next number up.

Nope, not hitting the hull. The noise is stil there when the peddles are flippered outside of the water.

finyak · 08-22-2012, 12:15 PM

Maybe we should contact Hobie,they may or may not know there is an issue with the new drives.

bus kid · 08-22-2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

Maybe I would if I wasn't so scared of you

cut the BS you catch fish bigger then me!

finyak · 08-22-2012, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

try tightening all your cables a 1/2-1 crank on all 6 nuts. Usually the clicking comes from the cable moving across the drum.

I'll give that a try,my drive is brand new and it's making the same noise.That must be why I got skunked yesterday I was scaring the fish away.

Fiskadoro · 08-22-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

....crank on all 6 nuts....

"Crank the nuts" to get rid of the "play in the shaft".... Word!!

08-22-2012, 06:34 AM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	try tightening all your cables a 1/2-1 crank on all 6 nuts. Usually the clicking comes from the cable moving across the drum. __________________

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Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Also make sure you are not bottoming out and hitting the hull. If so change to the next number up. __________________

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08-22-2012, 06:51 AM	#2
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	So now you gotta play with your nuts for the shaft to be all good. (sorry, just couldn't help it)

08-22-2012, 08:56 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Grind some sand, fish slime, and scales around the pin and the noise will stop. LOL Mike

08-22-2012, 12:15 PM	#7
finyak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	Maybe we should contact Hobie,they may or may not know there is an issue with the new drives.