kreed57
06-12-2013, 08:48 AM
Hello everyone, I am finally getting to repack my stuffing box on the prop shaft after 23 years. I disconnected the coupler from the
transmission and took the coupler off of the shaft. Then I unclamped the stuffing box and slid all of the parts off the shaft. Now I just have the
shaft going through the hull. I noticed the drive shaft is jammed into the side of the aluminum pipe through the hull. I put a square
on the end of the transmission coupler and it is square to the center of the pipe through the hull but not the drive shaft. Do I need
to loosen the shaft strut and see if I can get it aligned better? How does the shaft strut seal to the hull? It does not seem to
me this shaft should be in a bind. Help:confused:
transmission and took the coupler off of the shaft. Then I unclamped the stuffing box and slid all of the parts off the shaft. Now I just have the
shaft going through the hull. I noticed the drive shaft is jammed into the side of the aluminum pipe through the hull. I put a square
on the end of the transmission coupler and it is square to the center of the pipe through the hull but not the drive shaft. Do I need
to loosen the shaft strut and see if I can get it aligned better? How does the shaft strut seal to the hull? It does not seem to
me this shaft should be in a bind. Help:confused: