9 hours ago
Hi everyone, violent shuddering alongside bronze-tinted fluid clearly indicates that your thrust washers or bronze bushings are disintegrating under heavy torsional surge loads.
Continuing to operate under load with floating metal debris will score the housing bore and ruin the Cotta gear mesh permanently. Immediately drain the casing, perform a magnetic plug check, and measure total shaft endplay.
Skipping a thorough teardown right now risks complete drive lockup at sea, so bringing in certified marine specialists for a full gearbox repair is your safest move. You will protect the main drive housing and maintain operational vessel safety with a proper gearbox repair.
Continuing to operate under load with floating metal debris will score the housing bore and ruin the Cotta gear mesh permanently. Immediately drain the casing, perform a magnetic plug check, and measure total shaft endplay.
Skipping a thorough teardown right now risks complete drive lockup at sea, so bringing in certified marine specialists for a full gearbox repair is your safest move. You will protect the main drive housing and maintain operational vessel safety with a proper gearbox repair.