pls help drive shaft packing
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Topic: pls help drive shaft packing
Posted By: beachdude24
Subject: pls help drive shaft packing
Date Posted: July-03-2007 at 3:15am
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Hi,
My name is Gerald I'm from Aruba Its a nice tropical island in the caribbean and I own a '86 skinautique 2001 Anyway I'm having trouble with the stuffing box It's leaking like hell so I'm going to reaplace it but I don't know what size of packing should I buy any idea or suggestion let me know. Gerald Aruba |
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Posted By: racintj
Date Posted: July-03-2007 at 11:02am
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www.SkiDim.com - SkiDim.com
SkiDim website should help you out with that, and a great place to buy it as well. ------------- Every day above ground is a Good day. Lakeland, FL |
Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: July-03-2007 at 11:04am
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Gerald, welcome!
The packing is easy. If you haven't done anything with the stuffing box then I would guess the packing material in it is pretty much gone. Call SKIDIM and order the GoreTex replacement packing material. It's like $10.00 or something like that. I think that you'll need the 1/4" stuff but talk to Vince to confirm that or somebody here can confirm. You can do a search on here for shaft packing and there are numerous posts that explain what you need to do. In simple terms, unscrew the packing nut and remove the old packing with a long pointed object of some sort. Replace with at least two or three pieces of the new packing material. Whatever you can fit into the packing box and still get the packing nut to start. Cut the packing material so that each piece is just long enough to wrap around the driveshaft and makes and nice clean butt joint. Stagger the butt joints of each seperate piece at least 90 degrees from each other and tighten down the packing nut again. Just hand tight, it probably won't take much. It should leak a little bit but the drip rate should be a few drops per minute while in gear. Keep checking it the first few times you use it as you will probably need to re-adjust the packing nut a few times for the proper drip rate. The GoreTex packing material is awesome stuff and some guys have even almost completely stopped the drips. I still prefer to have a couple drips. Better to have a little water in the bilge than get that drive shaft too hot. If you feel the driveshaft and it's warm, loosen the packing nut a little bit. Hope this helps and if I'm ever in Aruba, you better beleive I'll be getting in touch with you for a little skiing in paradise!!!!! ------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: July-03-2007 at 11:18am
I believe he'll need 3/16". Thats what was used in both my shaft and rudder packing. You should be able to get 3 or 4 rings on each. If youre replacing both, buy 2 packs. ------------- |
backfoot100 wrote:Posted By: Mickstique
Date Posted: July-10-2007 at 9:58pm
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would i use the same size packing for a 1981 ski nautique? ------------- "wake" up! |
Posted By: todicus
Date Posted: July-10-2007 at 10:20pm
That is the best description I have ever seen on how to replace your shaft packing........  ------------- Living outside the wake http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1525 - 95GT-40SNOB |
Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: July-11-2007 at 1:09pm
Best thing to do would be talk to Vince at SkiDim. I know that my boat needed the 1/4" stuff. Tim thinks that the 3/16" was needed. I seem to remember being told a number of years ago that 1" propshafts used 1/4" and 1 and 1/8" propshaft used 3/16". I could certainly be wrong though. Todd, thanks for the props on the shaft packing. I can pack my shaft with the best of 'em!!! ------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
Posted By: 88 Nautique
Date Posted: July-11-2007 at 1:41pm
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Karen at SkiDim told me I need 3/16 for both my shaft and rudder on my 88.
Kurt ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1657" rel="nofollow - My 88 Nautique |