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pmccook1 
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 Topic: Rudder Packing procedure ?Posted: May-18-2010 at 10:15pm |
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I've read through all the rudder packing notes on the forum, and trying to put it all together.
I'm pretty sure I can do it without taking the tank out. I hope. I can adjust the nut without taking it out. Tightened it down to a drip but feel like I need to go ahead and repack it. So once I take the nut off and prop up the rudder from underneath, 1. How many loops should I be able to put in ? 2. Do I hold it in my hand and put the rope in, or stuff it in like the drive shaft with the nut back on the rudder shaft ? 3. How tight ? 4. Should it be dripping at all with new packing ? 4 1/2. should I drop the rudder down and put grease on the shaft ? 5. Has anybody got a oxygen tank and mask I could borrow cause my fat gut will choke the air supply off to my lungs while I'm doing the belly waughler squeeze under the tank. 6. Is anything else gonna fall out if I drop the rudder down ? 6. did I miss anything ? |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: May-19-2010 at 1:55pm |
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Phil,
I feel you've got the general idea. 3 to 4 rings of packing. Since the rudder is pretty much static and not rotating like a prop shaft, you can tighten up the packing quite tight to the point where you start feeling resistance at the helm. Then you really shouldn't see any water. Nothings going to fall out when you pull the rudder. A 2x4 cut to the proper length and stuck under the rudder to hold it in place will help especially if you're doing it yourself! |
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Whitfield
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Posted: May-19-2010 at 11:21pm |
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Thanks guys ~ I've gotta do mine next week too when I do my strut bushing and log. Nice to brush up before hand.
Michael |
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I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow. |
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pmccook1
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Posted: May-24-2010 at 3:53am |
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Did the rudder packing today. Whoever can do that job without moving the tank forward is a little skinny dude. It took me about two seconds to figure out I wasn't gonna try squeezing in that little hole. It can be done it looks like but as easy as it is to move the tank its not worth the pain of laying on your belly for a hour. It had to of been the original packing. it had a really pretty over lapping slice cut that looked like a machine had to of made it. If I could cut mine that pretty I'd do the slice cut. but for now I keep doing the butt cut. I pulled 4 loops out and put 4 back in. The old one's were pretty flat and dry. So flat that I thought they're were only 2 loops in it at first glance. I made sure my rudder was blocked up underneath thank god. Soon as I made a turn on the squeeze bolt it dropped to the block. Put a dab of " Bell Ray " blue water proof grease on the shaft. blocked it back up and put the nut back on. I'll dip it in the lake next week and see how I did. I noticed that I have a grease fitting just below the jam nut. Is that something that came factory or something that somebody added ? |
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Posted: May-02-2012 at 6:50pm |
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What has to be done to the log maintenance or refurb wise ?
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Posted: May-02-2012 at 8:13pm |
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Phil
What size packing did you use? |
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steve a
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Posted: June-27-2015 at 1:11am |
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I guess for big guy's I looking into using a socket for the packing nut and a specialized tools called a crows foot wrench for adjusting nut to back it up against packing nut. This should maybe making possible to do job with out removing or moving balance tank I did a dry run looks like it might work I was able to thighten adjusting nut to packing nut .l believe that all you need to do. Stevo
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Posted: June-28-2015 at 10:17am |
That zerk fitting is likely factory. I have one on mine. A couple good pumps of the grease gun will do you. The fitting there seems to be "positive". In other words, the excess grease doesn't just flow out. It's more like an old GM idler arm, where when it's full, it's full , and will kinda give you some resistance. Speaking of marine grease, does that stuff come on grease gun tubes? I've probably being using the wrong stuff, as it only seems to last a month or so. |
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