magnet supposed to be loose?

[bluenassarius]

i got the gen2 upgrade in the mail today (thanks ecotech)

i'm facing this problem with the magnet being loose no matter how much tighten the screws. when i had the gen1, when magnet spins in the water it scrapes against the plastic piece on the wetside. this was out of the box with nothing done to it.

after i changed out the gen1 parts w/ gen2, i'm still facing the same problems. you can wiggle the magnet left and right although i've tightened it over and over. is this normal for the wetside to do this?

 

[EcoTech Marine]

There should be a small amount of play in the magnet/drive shaft assembly and it should be able to wobble just a bit when installed. The most common problem with re-assembly is that people leave out the small plastic washer which goes on the backside of the magnet, or re-install the ceramic bearing incorrectly. The former will result in excessive noise and the latter will result in the magnet/drive shaft not being able to spin.

-Tim