[Alberg30] stuffing boxes wrenches

dick dickdurk at intercom.net
Mon Oct 29 16:26:35 PST 2001


For what it's worth, shipyard machinists don't like to see teflon packing. Possibly
because it holds grit with no flushing action and then scores the shaft. It
might just be an issue with commercial, continous use big stuff, though.

Option 2 (and what I have done) is to drill and tap the packing assembly to
accept a zerk (grease) fitting. When laying the boat up for a while, squirt
some grease in it to stop the drip. Then you don't have to be tightening and
loosening the packing nuts all the time.

Michael #220
>Roberta,
>
>Another option you should consider is the high-tech stuffing that
>Mike Lehman's using.  It's got a better lubricant than waxed flax
>stuffing and can be tightened to the point it doesn't drip.  I
>think I may go for that, one of these days.  The dripless systems
>sound good, but a little corrosion can make them fail catastrophically.
>I'm just not good enough about making regular inspections to
>depend on that.
>
> - George
>
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