Loud ac110 filter

[greg y]

Ugh, my newest ac110 filter is driving me crazy.
I was catching some fish last night and kicked up some sand and it instantly stopped and jammed. So I took it off, had to free the shaft with needle nose pliers etc, cleaned and put Vaseline on it all. It's super loud now. I have tried turning the shaft around and it's no help.

Should I buy a new shaft or what?
Is there suspossed to be a rubber tip on top of the shaft? Maybe I'm missing a part.

[mibwb]

Yes, there should be a rubber tip on the top of the shaft...that the impeller sits on.....to keep it centered.

[greg y]

On both ends? There's one down in the motor but I'm missing any top

[mibwb]

On both ends?

Yes, both ends of the shaft....http://usa.hagen.com/File/Image/m/980/530/70522d18-efe1-46ed-854f-c5ab4f76d9ec

[greg y]

I don't think that pic is right. Mine looks different

[mibwb]

This is another ac110 impeller older model....

http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/49/hash/12883/4468670/1/1.jpg

Here's a pic of shaft without impeller.....

http://usa.hagen.com/File/Image/m/275/250/43f5e792-fadb-4092-9c72-8b24cb764640

[greg y]

http://images.prod.meredith.com/product/244ddc5cd01ea3f5a7f0b3fc6e76021b/feff11568c4bea3614b1391f55c5a21fa234ea09fadfbe1837b2dec14fc47b74/m/hagen-aquaclear-aquaclear-power-filter-impeller-assembly-fits-aquaclear-110-500

Mine looks like this, sorry having a hard time pistibg these on my phone. Copy paste not working right.

[greg y]

Update: I took a rubber end piece off an old broken filter and it helped. All is back to normal now. Thanks :-)