History & Development of the Spine Roller Bearing Fix for Hobie Mirage MD180 Kayak Drives

[@Yakanglr]

Good to see you address this issue and develop a solution.

[@Goss.outdoors]

Thank you so much for the comment.

[@patch2578]

Just ordered. I think this is going to be a life saver. Will report back!

[@Goss.outdoors]

Thank you. It went out in the mail yesterday!

[@patch2578]

@@Goss.outdoors half my plastic bearings got completely crushed so my spine is currently out of alignment. Hoping this will fix? As of now, I'm dealing with a horrible squeak because the spine is rubbing up against the top portion of the drive when rotated, ugh!

[@bryanf3088]

Just finished installing the mod 1 kit. What an amazing product. This is how they should be manufactured in the first place. My MD180 was squeaking for some time and gave this a try. I found a couple of the original bearings were broken with some of the bits just floating around among the bearings. 👍

[@Goss.outdoors]

Awesome! I am happy it solved your squeaks and keeps you out on the water!

[@ernestsurman4997]

I am interested in the mod 1 with ceramic bearing, but I live in Canada and apparently do not ship here. I am planning a trip to Nashville in November and I can have it shipped there. Any idea how long shipping takes? I want to place my order well in advance so that the package arrives at our resort while we are there.

[@Goss.outdoors]

Ernest, Just saw this message and I sorry it took so long to get back to you. I just toggled on Canada on Etsy. When I clicked North America, I assumed it chose anything within that region. I typically ship same day and depending on your shipping preference, that is how long it will take to get there.

[@bhaubert]

I have a 180 V2 mirage drive and have developed a terrible squeaking down in the front bearing for the fin. I think it may be a similar issue. I didn't think that area was serviceable and was told as much by my Hobie dealer. Do you have any links to good tutorials on servicing that area?

[@Goss.outdoors]

Do you mean in the front of the drive? There are 4 sets of bearing in the bottom of the spine. 3 of the sets are similar sizes. The very front is a smaller size. There are a couple of videos on youtube explaining how to disassemble it. I will be making that video in the future. If you want to reach out to me via email or through one of my socials, we can talk further. [e-mail]

[@bhaubert]

@@Goss.outdoors You're the man. I've since watched the rest of your videos and confirmed I have the issue. My front fin hub is rubbing on the bottom of the spline. Will be ordering mod 1 soon. Thanks, you've saved me having to buy another spline!

[@Goss.outdoors]

@@bhaubert We are talking about the rear cup, Correct? I just want to make sure you are not ordering something you might have to purchase a spine for. Are you still under warranty? If so, I would reach out to your dealer and then when you receive the replacement spine, you can order the MOD 2

[@ts0ngk0]

Do I need to buy two of that $55 set for each sprockets? Let me know so I can buy it

[@Goss.outdoors]

This is just to fix the last /rear sprocket. This doesn't work in the other locations of the drive. I am currently looking into other locations but do not have a definite time line on those new projects.

[@ts0ngk0]

@@Goss.outdoors gotcha ok i appreciate the info 🤙

[@Goss.outdoors]

@@ts0ngk0 not a problem. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Hit me up here or any of my social platforms.

[@teriivehiatua1839]

Hello my friend you send french Polynesia ?

[@Goss.outdoors]

Please go to Etsy and see if they allow you to check out!

[@teriivehiatua1839]

@@Goss.outdoors hello not ship to french Polynesia 😢

[@Goss.outdoors]

@@teriivehiatua1839 We Changed that and Your order was set out!