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Repairs and Maintenance => Boat Maintenance - American Skier => Topic started by: phil on June 20, 2012, 03:33:43 PM

Title: packing gland
Post by: phil on June 20, 2012, 03:33:43 PM

Do we need 3/16 or 1/4 inch packing? For the drive shaft packing nut...

Title: Re: packing gland
Post by: Mike Harry on June 20, 2012, 03:47:36 PM

My boat took quarter, but that dont mean what mine took is right for you. Better wait on Ron to chime in before you buy.

Since then I went to a dripless seal and love it by the way.......

Title: Re: packing gland
Post by: RonT on June 20, 2012, 06:25:32 PM

1/4

Title: Re: packing gland
Post by: DustinS on October 10, 2018, 12:52:00 PM

What’s the easiest way to get the packing nut off of the shaft?

Title: Re: packing gland
Post by: RonT on October 10, 2018, 02:10:08 PM

Unbolt coupling from trans, slide back, remove shaft coupling, remove shaft stuffing box (nut) repair, re-install, re-install coupling, aligne engine to shaft, bolt coupling halves back together.
Why do you need to remove the nut??