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surroundsound64 
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 Topic: Tightning the drive shaft seal...Posted: August-09-2005 at 10:08pm |
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I've never needed to tighten it before because it hasn't ever leaked up untill about a week and a half ago. I haven't messed with it yet b/c I haven't located a 2 inch open ended wrench, but when I do what will I need to do to keep the shaft still while I tighten the bolt?
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jameski
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Posted: August-09-2005 at 11:55pm |
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You don't need to keep the shaft still. You DO need to have two large wrenches - one to hold the packing nut and one to loosten the jamb nut. Then, use one to hold the shaft log and one to tighten the packing nut. Then, use one to hold the packing nut and one to tighten the jamb nut. I use two pipe wrenches.
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Bob's2001
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 5:07am |
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I use pipe wrenches also or sometimes one pip wrench and a big ol set of channellock pliers.
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Morfoot
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 7:07am |
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If you use channel locks, you might wanna use a rag to protect the nut from nuts from getting all "mauled" up.
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surroundsound64
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 1:29pm |
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 2:55pm |
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You need good old fashioned "monkey wrenches" or maybe they were called plumbers wrenches. They are sort of cross between a pipe wrench and "crescent" wrench. They have smooth jaws.
I personally use a large adjustable wrench and a pipe wrench. the brass is hard enough to handle it will minimal marks. |
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 4:06pm |
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Monkey wrenches are best. Monkey wrenches look like pipe wrenches except they have smooth straight jaws. They won't work on pipes though, take my word for it.
I use the same combo DavidF uses - just because that is what is in my toolbox. |
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 4:37pm |
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The channel-locks won't mess up the nuts. You don't have to use a ton of force to loosen or tighten.
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 6:39pm |
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A friend of mine let me borrow a 2 inch open end from his grandpa's shop. (they have tractors and stuff). I used that and a pair of channel locks with a cloth around the channel locks. I'm about to head to the lake as soon as the others arive, we'll see how it works!
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 9:46pm |
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Well, it didn't work as well as I had hoped. A mechanic I talked to last week told me I may need to get a new wax rope in there considering the age. I may try that next. Or just get one of those PSS dealies! hehe. Untill then, it makes a nice ballast for wakeboarding.
And I have a great bilge pump! hehe |
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Posted: August-10-2005 at 11:34pm |
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Get the GFO packing from skidim.com. It's great. You can tighten it to where it doesn't drip at all and still not have the shaft and box heat up.
Supposedly, the stuff is so slick that there is very little friction and what heat does get generated is efficiently dissipated through the packing material which I guess is not possible with waxed flax. |
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Posted: August-11-2005 at 2:12am |
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Interesting. So it is installed the same as the wax rope, except that it doesn't have to drip?
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Posted: November-30-2006 at 10:20pm |
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On an 88 SN 2001, what size Gore-Tex GFO packing do we need for the shaft packing... 1/4" or 3/16"? How about for the rudder packing?
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Posted: December-01-2006 at 1:03pm |
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I'll second the Gore-tex GFO packing, did it at end of the summer. Slightly more than hand tight on the jamb nut and your done. I believe it was the 3/16 for the shaft. Just call SKIDIM.
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Posted: December-02-2006 at 2:21pm |
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Surroundsound, West marine has a "packing nut wrench" that is made for shaft packing nuts. It is adjustable to fit any size shaft. Pete
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Posted: December-04-2006 at 11:49am |
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I just measured on my 86 2001 and it takes 1/4" packing for the driveshaft. I ordered it from Skidim, so hopefully I'll have it installed next week.
Oh, and I used channellocks to remove the nut. It wasn't very tight at all, so it came right off. |
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