Mirage drive question

did you try another drive? or your drive in another boat? at least you know if its really the drive.

Tried my drive in another boat at cck but not another drive In my boat. I tightened the bolt that locks the pedal position an I'm gonna take it to mlk park tomorrow to test it. Hopefully it will be ok. The hex screws in my boat are tight and I couldn't see anything wrong with the lock mechanism.


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So I gave the bolt that holds the foot pedal adjust a quarter turn to tighten it. Then decided id just take the whole thing apart and clean and lube. I used the directions I found from the link on another thread. Tested today about 5 hours salt water in pretty good current. Problem gone. Not sure if it was the good cleaning and lubeing or the suggested bolt tightening. But works pod now no noises no pops smooth as bran new.


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I'm glad this is getting worked out before I get mine   Lucky love how you teched it in an Ice chest...

Glad to see your persistence paid off.  When I would have a noise in my car (when I was younger of course), I would just turn the stereo up.  Noise gone--problem solved. 

on a side note had my idler arm??? where the cable goes over the roller fall apart...I'm thinking stainless steel...fixed it no probs but it happend mile and half out of Monterey last month...could've been me doing the fix.....of upgrade turbo fins not correct tightness of nuts..........used some jb weld to build it up...was going to try it but Alshobie had a spare unit "Sara's" Thanks girl...to use...........got my first Kali King that weekend

Love my Revo...can't wait to Love my AI

This is starting to be a big pain in the butt im loosing a little faith in my drive so no long range adventures for me till i get this figured out.

God forbid you actually have to paddle home! 

There might be something to the bolt tightness. I tore mine down and lubed it. When I reassembled it the thump was gone and it performed like new. Then after about half a day on the water it was back... I will try tightening it only next. If it solves it I'll post up the results. If that is the problem, then it sounds like another jog for a healthy dose of locktite on the threads... Another little tip is to cut a small section of tubing that can be fitted over the little plastic nobs that stop the drive from falling through the hole. I used some of the clear plastic tubing you buy by the foot at Lowes. I bought some that wouldn't fit until I softened it up. I boiled it and forced it on. Then when it cools it's a real tight shink fit to the nob. I eliminates any wobble in the drive. I noticed how much more play there was when I used my new drive (without the tubing) in my older boat.

... Another little tip is to cut a small section of tubing that can be fitted over the little plastic nobs that stop the drive from falling through the hole. I used some of the clear plastic tubing you buy by the foot at Lowes. I bought some that wouldn't fit until I softened it up. I boiled it and forced it on. Then when it cools it's a real tight shink fit to the nob. I eliminates any wobble in the drive. I noticed how much more play there was when I used my new drive (without the tubing) in my older boat.

Here's a pic of what Jonesz is talking about.  I've been doing this on all of my Mirage drives for many years now.  An old garden hose will also work fine and is the same size.

Yep, that's it. Makes it a lot better fit.

... Another little tip is to cut a small section of tubing that can be fitted over the little plastic nobs that stop the drive from falling through the hole. I used some of the clear plastic tubing you buy by the foot at Lowes. I bought some that wouldn't fit until I softened it up. I boiled it and forced it on. Then when it cools it's a real tight shink fit to the nob. I eliminates any wobble in the drive. I noticed how much more play there was when I used my new drive (without the tubing) in my older boat.

Here's a pic of what Jonesz is talking about.  I've been doing this on all of my Mirage drives for many years now.  An old garden hose will also work fine and is the same size.

I was reading thru this thread to see if someone brought this up... This is a day one fix that should be done to all mirage drives in my opinion.  It allows the drive to fit without any play.  Think of it as a motor mount in a car... eliminates a lot of vibration, and prevents hard plastic on hard plastic contact on the hull. 

... Another little tip is to cut a small section of tubing that can be fitted over the little plastic nobs that stop the drive from falling through the hole. I used some of the clear plastic tubing you buy by the foot at Lowes. I bought some that wouldn't fit until I softened it up. I boiled it and forced it on. Then when it cools it's a real tight shink fit to the nob. I eliminates any wobble in the drive. I noticed how much more play there was when I used my new drive (without the tubing) in my older boat.

Here's a pic of what Jonesz is talking about.  I've been doing this on all of my Mirage drives for many years now.  An old garden hose will also work fine and is the same size.

Chuck and G any idea what size tube.  I guess i can take the drive in....

Pretty sure it's 5/8" It won't fit on until you boil it and soften it. Then it shrinks back on to make a nice tight fit. 

You can also use rubber fuel line... it has a greater OD and will need to be whittled down a bit for a proper fit, but it also has a little more "squish" to it to absorb excess movement.  I'm pretty sure 5/8's is right, but not 100% on it.

I did it bass ackwards.
I glued a small piece of rubber to the kayak where it rests on and problem was solved.