摘要 |
An improved propeller shaft liner of the type employed to damp propeller shaft vibrations and apparatus for inserting such liner into the propeller shaft. A tubular liner of paper is formed with a symmetrically disposed series of axially or helically extending groove-like indentations which provide the formed liner tube with a resiliently resisted radial and circumferential compressibility characteristic. This compressibility enables the liner to be inserted into a propeller shaft having an internal diameter less than the outer diameter of the liner, with the liner being symmetrically deformed to engage the shaft in an accurately centered position to achieve a proper rotary balance of the shaft. Apparatus for inserting the tube into a shaft is also disclosed.
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