How screwed am I? UPDATE

[Guitarjesus]

I would knock down those leading edges of the impeller. Block of wood and a hammer or a brass hammer & chunk of steel. Try so get it as straight as possible and then file the edges down for the finish.

Smooth jawed vise should flatten, then file the edges

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I would not use Loc tite on those bolts, the loc tite thread sealer is much better, its white. If you cannot source that then a liberal dose of anti seize, copper antiseize on all the bolts. This is what the manual recommends and it is what I’ve been using. Again, clean up all the threads before reassembly then apply that thread sealer to all male threads.

Low Strength Thread Sealant, 50mL, White: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Low Strength Thread Sealant, 50mL, White: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

www.amazon.com

Before you reinstall your sacrificial anode, clean it up with a wire brush, once they get corroded like that they don’t work as well as they should.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Smooth jawed vise should flatten, then file the edges

I would not recommend a smooth jaw vise, there is too much risk of changing the pitch on the blades… like @Babin Farms said, small block of wood and a small hammer, just enough to flatten out the dings… then file lightly with a mil file, the material comes off quicker than you think.

 

[Guitarjesus]

I would not use Loc tite on those bolts, the loc tite thread sealer is much better, its white. If you cannot source that then a liberal dose of anti seize, copper antiseize on all the bolts. This is what the manual recommends and it is what I’ve been using. Again, clean up all the threads before reassembly then apply that thread sealer to all male threads.

Before you reinstall your sacrificial anode, clean it up with a wire brush, once they get corroded like that they don’t work as well as they should.

This ain't my first rodeo baby! At least for mechanical work...boat repair, well hell yes. But a jet boat impeller luckily is just like a supercharger impeller to high degree.

 

[Guitarjesus]

I would not recommend a smooth jaw vise, there is too much risk of changing the pitch on the blades… like @Babin Farms said, small block of wood and a small hammer, just enough to flatten out the dings… then file lightly with a mil file, the material comes off quicker than you think.

I'll take that under advisement.

 

[Guitarjesus]

I would not use Loc tite on those bolts, the loc tite thread sealer is much better, its white. If you cannot source that then a liberal dose of anti seize, copper antiseize on all the bolts. This is what the manual recommends and it is what I’ve been using. Again, clean up all the threads before reassembly then apply that thread sealer to all male threads.

Low Strength Thread Sealant, 50mL, White: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Low Strength Thread Sealant, 50mL, White: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

www.amazon.com

Before you reinstall your sacrificial anode, clean it up with a wire brush, once they get corroded like that they don’t work as well as they should.

Lowes luckily has a slow cure soft set that will allow me to put this thing back together and go out, while the Loctite 572 is coming (inner wear ring already ordered just to make me feel better)

 

[scokill]

I would never remove the grate unless it needed to be replaced. Too many horror stories about cavitation.

 

[Guitarjesus]

I would never remove the grate unless it needed to be replaced. Too many horror stories about cavitation.

You must have missed the part in my story. One of the bolt heads got stripped before I could even break it loose. I'll fix that problem later.

 

[scokill]

You must have missed the part in my story. One of the bolt heads got stripped before I could even break it loose. I'll fix that problem later.

I saw it. I believe you were lucky. I wouldn't worry about the stripped head. I was giving unsolicited advice for anyone reading.