Re: upside down impeller installations

[Don]

Well, it sounds like guys got frustrated trying to lower the impeller down over that wedge thing, which can be frustrating, so they decided to flip the impeller, lift the driveshaft slightly, put the wedge in place, then lower it back down into the impeller. It’s hard to know if this would do any damage, might not if the wedge still works correctly and the impeller isn’t forced up/down. I’m thinking you would have seen impeller damage if this was an issue. Nonetheless, this assembly process is incorrect and should not be imitated.
I’m guessing this latest load of gems you have acquired was all serviced by the same technician.