Ultimate Propel Drive Maintenance Guide for Peak Performance

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If you own a Native or Bonafide Kayak Propel Drive and haven’t greased it in the past 75 days you are in the right place. These Propel Pedal Drives.. just like bicycles, require preventative maintenance and if you go too long, you could cost yourself some very expensive repairs. Upper transmission replacements come in at $165 and lower assemblies at $109. Not only that.. You may have noticed that the tools that Native Tries to sell you insanely priced so I will save you some money on some hacks. Let’s Go! Enjoy the Ultimate Guide to Lubricating Your Kayak Propel Pedal Drive (Peak Performance) and of course, if you have any questions please let me know -Daren
🧰 GEAR REFERENCED 🧰
⚙️ - Finish Line Grease: geni.us/FinishLineGrease (Amazon)
💉 - Flavor Injector: geni.us/FlavorInjector (Amazon)
🔧 - Metric Allen Wrench Set: geni.us/MetricAllenWrench (Amazon)
🚴‍♂️ - Crank Arm Puller: geni.us/CrankArmPuller (Amazon)
🧰 - OTC Spanner Wrench: geni.us/SpannerWrench (Amazon)
🛢️ - Lucas Reel Oil: geni.us/LucasReelOil (Amazon)
🔧 - Torque Wrench: geni.us/torquewrench (Amazon)
☑️ - Loctite Blue 242: geni.us/LoctiteBlue (Amazon)
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️
0:00 The Setup
0:30 Thwart Bar Support
0:48 DIY Long Nose Grease Gun Alternative (Cheaper)
1:25 Quick Grease Your Propel Upper Transmission
2:04 How to Take Apart Your Propel Drive Upper Transmission
2:29 How to Remove Crank Arms from Propel Drive
3:30 How to Remove Caps from Propel Drive w/Spanner Wrench
5:30 Cleaning and Greasing the Inside of the Upper Gear set
7:04 Reassemble the Propel Drive Upper Assembly Caps
7:41 How Tight You Should You Tighten the Caps
8:00 How Tight You Should You Tighten The Crank Arms
9:30 Type of Loctite To Use On Crank Arms
10:00 How to Remove Propeller
10:18 How to Remove The Sheer Pin
11:19 How to Clean and Grease Lower Transmission
12:20 How to Reassemble Lower Transmission
12:22 How Tight You Should Tighten Propeller Bolt
CAMERA GEAR USED:
💣 - YakAttack Boomstick Pro: geni.us/YakAttackBoomstick (Amazon)
📸 - GoPro 7 Black: geni.us/Go_Pro_8 (Amazon)
🤳 - Manfrotto Monopod: geni.us/Manfrotto_Monopod (Amazon)
🦍 - Gorillapod Kit: geni.us/Joby_Gorillapod (Amazon)
🎥 - Ulanzi Go-Pro Casing: geni.us/GoPro_Case (Amazon)
🎙️ - Rode Mic: geni.us/Rode_Mic (Amazon)
📷 - Gopro Chest Mount: geni.us/ChestMountHarness (Amazon)
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Комментарии : 32

@SGT_Reid Год назад

Another impressive video my man! You can also purchase allen head sockets and a click type torque wrench from harbor freight for relatively cheap if you’re not sure if it’s at the right specifications. I’m assuming that’s 25 ft lbs of torque versus inches correct?

@wendellfishing Год назад

Thanks Michael, I saw them there and they were only around $30 or so with a margin of error of +/- 4. And you are correct. Ft Lbs... not inches.

@gregred78 Год назад

I don't have a pedal drive, I mounted a electric motor on mine. It is the ascend 12t so it doesn't have any drive system. This is a nice video on how to maintain the drive on those, you explain it in good detail. Good work man 👍.

@wendellfishing Год назад

Appreciate it Greg! Thanks

@NicholasJCampbell Год назад

What are your thoughts on getting a cheap alternative like a BKC PK13? I'm looking for my first kayak and this kayak seems like it's only half the price of other brands. I know it doesn't come with all the bells and whistles, but it gets me into a pedal drive at a relatively inexpensive price.

@NicholasJCampbell Год назад

This is probably not the best place for this comment, but I watch a lot of your videos and thought this was a good time to ask. Thanks for the content!

@gregred78 Год назад

You can also look into doing what I did and get a cheaper sit on top and add a trolling motor on the back or off to the side. I have the ascend 12t from a few years ago. It does the job nice for me. Just another option you can look at.

@wendellfishing Год назад

Hey Nicholas, I have never done research or been in one before. Sorry I can't be of help here.

@wendellfishing Год назад

Appreciate you commenting in.. The community is awesome

@Danxiong Год назад

My best friend’s older brother had one for 1/4 of a season. He hated it. Also hated the pedal drive, not sure wat else but he did had the chance to try out an old town pdl, native, and hobie. So maybe he was comparing it to those. Edit: something about the drive being belt driven instead of gear driven and ratio is only 8:1 compared to old town 10:3 and native’s 10:1.

@willfarkouh Год назад

Such a great video and tips! Thanks

@wendellfishing Год назад

Right on Yosdad! Happy to help

@paulwilliamson8493 Год назад

Thanks for the information. Will save me time and money.

@wendellfishing Год назад

Right on Paul.. Happy to Help

@michaell1665 Год назад

Still enjoying my 2016 Native Slayer Propel 13 - I'm 69 yrs old and don't see a reason to ever get another kayak. The Bonafide Propel would be my first choice these days if buying new. When 2.5 years old, my drive had an internal failure and Native honored the warranty, providing a brand new replacement propel drive. They found the aluminum case had a hairline crack that caused the slippage. I had done required maintenance on the original drive, but only greasing the pedal end via the grease port (screw). I did remove the cartridge at one point and greased the prop gear. I had bought the same spanner wrench you used in this video. Now, I've been using my replaced drive for the last 4+ years, perhaps fishing about 25 times a year with a typical trip in the 3 to 5 mile range. I know that I should pull the cartridge and the pedals and do the work, but I have been so far backing off that work. The drive still works like new. This video was great - maybe it will be my butt moving to do complete maintenance.

@wendellfishing Год назад

Gotta love great customer service. I'm happy to hear that they honored it. So awesome. Thanks for the comment. I love it.

@lowlifeangler Год назад

Just wondering the temperature rating of the greese lube you was using. Is there a crank sealant or gasket that needs replaced to keep water out. ( sorry thinking too much about work)

@wendellfishing Год назад

Hey Lowlife, there was rubber gaskets around upper assembly and lower cartridges. Here's the Spec Sheet on the grease. I have no clue on how to read it: www.finishlineusa.com/downloads/product-information-sheets/Teflon_Grease_Info_Sheet.pdf

@alantibbit6460 3 месяца назад

Got a tip if you crank arm puller stuffs the thread inside the crank and can't tighten up I'm there and just pulls out.

@Jose-e6c 15 часов назад

Just grind down the first few threads

@9to5Software Год назад

Hey Daren, great video as always. Do you know how can I take apart the shaft in the main body? Mine has some water in it I'm not sure how much damage salt water has done in there. All the videos I found seem to do maintenance on the top and bottom gears. Thanks!

@wendellfishing Год назад

Hey 9to5, unfortunately I do not have that. I took everything apart.... except that

@willfarkouh Год назад

I followed your directions step by step over weekend. Again, great video! Only thing that I had trouble with was tightening the right side of gear box with the spanner wrench. You suggested to tighten enough to avoid any gap. So I did that. However, in doing so, the gear set was too tight and caused a grinding noise. When I loosened a little, it subsided. There is an O-ring on the inside of the gear. I just hope this prevents water from getting inside. A bit surprised by the design that you need to almost guess how much to tighten. I even noticed that when I removed it, it wasn’t that tight to begin with. It was easy to remove. Not sure if this makes sense??

@wendellfishing Год назад

Hey Yosdad, I'm glad the video was helpful and I know what you are talking about I have two propel drives.... and older one.. and a new one that came on the Bonafide P127 last year. The first propel drive.. I took the tightening down to the casing and it was good. But the new one... you have to finesse it a bit like you said. You should be good as it "should" be negligible with the O ring allowing for some play. Let me know how it turns out long term.