[alberg30] Cutless bearing case

[John Birch]

Just unscrew the flange from the shaft pipe having someone inside with
monkey wrenches, teeth padded, to prevent tube from turning and slowly
unscrew the flange from the outside after removing the two hex bolts.

Take the fitting to a machine shop and have them press out the old one and
press in the new one -  don't try to cut it out, the risk is too great.

Cheers,

John

Bob Lincoln wrote:

> From: "Bob Lincoln" <lincoln at cc.umanitoba.ca>
>
>         The bronze Cutless housing sits flush against the hull, and
> the rudder tube is packed into the hull with sealant.
>         I pulled the shaft and stern tube as well as the bronze
> housing a month ago.  The tube is well cemented in with a
> grey sealant that is flexible.  To remove the tube and stern
> fitting I had to take all of the sealant out, which meant
> using a chisel and scraper.  The result is a nice hole
> slightly bigger than the tube which is nominal one inch
> brass pipe.  Once off the pipe unthreads from the flange and
> the Cutless bearing can be pushed out in a press, or you can
> cut it, which I did not do because bronze is so soft.  I
> found it impossible to locate a new 8 inch piece of brass
> pipe to replace the tube, so I resealed the old one.  A
> machinist turned some grooves on the front of the pipe to
> hold the stuffing box hose more securely.  As an extra step
> I bored out the top flange hole and put in a bolt from the
> inside, with lock nuts on the outside.  The bottom hole was
> just resealed, and screwed in, as you can't get a socket on
> it once the tube and shaft are re-assembled.   I think I
> used Life Seal to form a gasket around the flange, pipe and
> hole.  It looks ok so far.
> Bob Lincoln
> Indigo #590
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Haggart [mailto:chaggart at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:52 AM
> To: Alberg Alberg 30 (E-mail)
> Subject: [alberg30] Teak Drop Hatches
>
> From: "Charles Haggart" <chaggart at sympatico.ca>
> ..... I plan to change my cutlass bearing...
>
> Charles Haggart #150
>
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