Vdrive packing on a Air Nautique
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Topic: Vdrive packing on a Air Nautique
Posted By: pmccook1
Subject: Vdrive packing on a Air Nautique
Date Posted: August-11-2010 at 1:11am
have a friend that just bought a 2001 air nautique vdrive.
Was asking me about the packing for the drive shaft. I don't have a clue about Vdrives, never even raised the hood to look at one.
I'm sure the packing gland is the same as a DD. I've heard ya'll say that it was a blind thing you had to feel for.
Can you remove enough stuff to get to it with good sight or is it a blind thing no matter what you remove ?
Any tips appreciated. If I can get to the nut I'd have no problem doing it. Just wondered how much of a "B" it is before I dive in.
What size packing rope ? How many rings ? Is it the same size nut as a DD shaft ? Estimated time if you half As know what your doing.
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: August-11-2010 at 2:13am
I've never tried to get at the shaft packing. I have removed the back seat, and the center floor panel, and you can get pretty good access. Again, I didn't try to reach my arms around in there, so my perception may not be reality. BKH
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Livin' the Dream
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Posted By: WakeSlayer
Date Posted: August-11-2010 at 2:08pm
I will have the displeasure of attempting this on my friends 99SAN this fall. He has been unable to get the locking nut loose himself. We believe it will be a double blind job, one lefty, and one righty. Not excited. It is going to be a total bitch to do, but....
Has your friend determined that he has a problem with his? Hopefully it can just be tightened a bit.
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Mike N
1968 Mustang
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Posted By: pmccook1
Date Posted: August-11-2010 at 9:04pm
I already mentioned that it may just need a tightening,,,,, But hell if you break the lock nut loose your only 10 min's away of having new packing in. And I could imagine that being a 2001 model its probably already been snugged up once and still has the original packing.
But I did tell him it could possibly be the rudder also.
I hate to even ask about what you have to remove for that on a vdrive. I'll have to get over there this weekend and start probeing around to see what it looks like. He just got the boat a month ago.
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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