[Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please

[Gordon Laco]

So the part of the casting that goes in the stern is screwed onto the stern
tube? Wow I am glad we stopped pulling/prying!!!

So if I put a monkey wrench on it it should unscrew?

G


> 
> The cutlass bearing housing is threaded onto the stern tube. Just unscrew
> it.Mike Lehman ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:36:35 -0500> From:
> mainstay at csolve.net> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject:
> [Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please> > OK - I am going to stop
> pontificating... I need to ask for help.> > Today I tried to remove the
> casting that contains the cutlas bearing from> SURPRISE. The bolts came out OK
> but the casting was stubborn. My son and I> pried it out along the shaft about
> 1/2" but we found we were prying against> some very strong but elastic
> resistance. We could see that there was a mass> of old caulking compound along
> the exterior of the casting were it went in> the sternpost from the exterior
> flange. I decided to stop pulling and> twisting in case I was about to break
> something. Funny thing was after we> stopped prying at it for a moment we saw
> the casting slowly and evilly pull> itself back up tight to the sternpost...>
> > Has anyone done this job on a apres-400 series Alberg?> > We did remove the
> key from the keyway in the shaft; and the bearing itself> is so worn that it
> is not holding the shaft much. I think our problem may> be the old caulking
> but I want to make sure before I go back at it with the> puller I am making.>
> > Standing by for whatever advice may come.> (Mark I know you may have the
> answer but you may not see my earlier enquiry> til later...)> >
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