New Mirage Drive! Now with Glide Technology! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakDout · 04-10-2015, 03:37 PM

Hey Sven, lip ripper posted a pretty good tutorial for replacing the parts. One thing I can say when installing is Very careful to not let every needle in the bearings to fall out when pushing it. But if they do, and they might, add a bunch of marine grease to keep them stuck on the outside of the hole.

svendawg · 04-10-2015, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

Hey Sven, lip ripper posted a pretty good tutorial for replacing the parts. One thing I can say when installing is Very careful to not let every needle in the bearings to fall out when pushing it. But if they do, and they might, add a bunch of marine grease to keep them stuck on the outside of the hole.

I printed out lip rippers instructions. I will be referring to it during the upgrade

makobob · 04-10-2015, 05:54 PM

FFY, TURBO fins all the way.

bigbarrels · 04-10-2015, 07:21 PM

Just picked up the new mirage drive/Revo from Andy today and after reading this post can't wait to get on the water and give it a go. Definitely seems smoother just by moving them with my hands.

Thank you again Andy for putting together another kayak for me .

IN2DEEP · 04-12-2015, 10:48 AM

For you guys doing the upgrade to you older drives, I would closely examine the drum shaft for wear.
If you see any wear, I would seriously consider replacing it with a new one so your drive will be like new and not just "reconditioned"
I've heard it said that you can knock out the shaft and rotate it. This is okay for the bushing models, but with needle bearings, you want the close tolerance between the bearing and shaft
My drive is only 1 1/2 yrs old and I was surprised how much wear had occured in that short amount of time when I took it apart to lube it.
If I sound like I'm full of it, I've been a machinist since 1979

04-10-2015, 05:54 PM	#3
makobob Baitless on Baja Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vista California, Gonzaga, San Quintin, Asuncion, Mag Bay Posts: 4,250	FFY, TURBO fins all the way. __________________ http://www.mako-ville.com Home 760-630-4470 Cell 760-520-2514 YES YOU CAN

04-10-2015, 07:21 PM	#4
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Just picked up the new mirage drive/Revo from Andy today and after reading this post can't wait to get on the water and give it a go. Definitely seems smoother just by moving them with my hands. Thank you again Andy for putting together another kayak for me . __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

04-12-2015, 10:48 AM	#5
IN2DEEP Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 82	For you guys doing the upgrade to you older drives, I would closely examine the drum shaft for wear. If you see any wear, I would seriously consider replacing it with a new one so your drive will be like new and not just "reconditioned" I've heard it said that you can knock out the shaft and rotate it. This is okay for the bushing models, but with needle bearings, you want the close tolerance between the bearing and shaft My drive is only 1 1/2 yrs old and I was surprised how much wear had occured in that short amount of time when I took it apart to lube it. If I sound like I'm full of it, I've been a machinist since 1979 __________________ Not as much of a Noob w/a PA12

04-10-2015, 03:37 PM	#1
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Hey Sven, lip ripper posted a pretty good tutorial for replacing the parts. One thing I can say when installing is Very careful to not let every needle in the bearings to fall out when pushing it. But if they do, and they might, add a bunch of marine grease to keep them stuck on the outside of the hole.