Mp40 propellor stuck

[Dragonreef202]

hello I have just got a used mp40 and when setting it up the propellor seems to have a hard time rotating causing vibration. Do I have to buy a new propellor or does it need something else?

 

[pugcrush]

hello I have just got a used mp40 and when setting it up the propellor seems to have a hard time rotating causing vibration. Do I have to buy a new propellor or does it need something else?

How thick is the tank you're putting it on? Did it have the spacers to put on the dryside?

 

[ngvu1]

They don't sell the parts for repairing the wet sides any more. Someone here was able to get the screw from Ecotech for $5; I have played with a few of these old style wet sides and from experience, when they have this problem, replacing the screw does not fix the problem. Check the magnet and the frame cover. Sometimes it is better just to buy a brand new wet side!...

anything like this on the magnet?

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hello I have just got a used mp40 and when setting it up the propellor seems to have a hard time rotating causing vibration. Do I have to buy a new propellor or does it need something else?

 

[Dragonreef202]

They don't sell the parts for repairing the wet sides any more. Someone here was able to get the screw from Ecotech for $5; I have played with a few of these old style wet sides and from experience, when they have this problem, replacing the screw does not fix the problem. Check the magnet and the frame cover. Sometimes it is better just to buy a brand new wet side!...

anything like this on the magnet?

or

It is on standard 75 gallon tank I believe it's 3/8 thick and yes I took it apart and it looks like that I didn't have any tools to loosen to take it all apart and put it back together. It seems as if the screw is too tight for the propellor to move

 

[ngvu1]

There is no tool needed to check the frame cover

 

[Dragonreef202]

I know I took it apart and put it back together the propellor still has a hard time turning when I turn it on

 

[ngvu1]

; You are funny!

I know I took it apart and put it back together the propellor still has a hard time turning when I turn it on

 

[Dragonreef202]

Just gonna have to buy a wet side hope it works then

 

[WetWhistle]

Sometimes the frame cover gets stuck on if the magnet looks like that. You just need to keep working at it till it pops off. If the magnet looks like that you will need to replace that piece or get a new MP40 wet side. You can use a chisel on the plastic frame cover to smooth it out but with damage on the magnet that much you will have to replace more then likely. You can try the chisel on the magnet but that is easier said then done. lol

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/vortech-mp40wqd-wet-side-assembly-ecotech-marine.html