Vibration due to a damaged prop is caused by the mass of the blades being grossly out of balance. If you had a prop that was badly chewed or bent on all 3 / 4 blades then it wouldn't vibrate very much at all. However if you've only bent one blade (even if it hasn't actually lost any material), the radius about which the mass rotates will have changed causing huge vibration with seemingly little damage.
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Sounds like you got it right. What you say seems to tally with what happened to me.
Tim,
I had a considerable distance to get back. So I'm fearing the worst with regards any bearings on the prop shaft. I have noticed a little bit of movement of the prop and shaft so I'll have to wait and see if this is within tolerances. I seem to remember it had a little bit of movement before but I'm not 100 % sure on my recollections. I noticed the movement when I changed the prop earlier this year and although I thought it strange at the time I had no reason to believe I had a problem. Next week will tell.
