[Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please ~ PS

[John Birch]

I guess I get at the inside of the stern tube by reaching in over the
engine?

Yup

Did the whole tube rotate or just the cutlass housing ?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please ~ PS


Well it looks like there is a lot more to this than I thought...wish I had
not started it.  I have certainly broken the old grey dolphinite and even
soaked it with penetrating oil as I could not understand why the casting did
not slide off.


G


> PS Don't forget to drill the bearing once installed for the two sided 
> water
> cooling - @ the ears on the housing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:21 PM
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>
>
> Hi Gord,
>
> When we did ours on our 30, I covered the teeth on the wrench with duct 
> tape
> so it would no gouge the bronze pipe. Then, with one person inside holding
> the stern tub I put the wrench on the outer stern bearing casing and
> unscrewed it (after removing the 2 bolts out side). If the stern tub 
> rotates
> you will have to rebed the whole tube. The hole is quite large and packed
> with grey dolfinite. That would mean cleaning out all the old dolfinite if
> the bond broke. So I wouldn't chance it - use the two wrench system.
>
> Then I took the fitting down to a machine shop and they removed the 
> bearing.
> The cost was half that of the bearing itself and well worth it. They then
> pressed in the new bearing with the proper equipment. Worth the extra
> nickel.
>
> ATB
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please
>
>
>
> Gord,
>
> Yes the pipe wrench should be inside the boat on the inboard side of the
> tube. It is a bitch to get to you may need to slide the rubber hose off to
> get enough exposer on the tube to get grip. You might just try to unscrew
> the housing first and use your judgement about how much pressure is 
> needed.
> It may unscrew fairly easy and you would not need the inside wrench. On 
> the
> other hand if you really have to lean on it, the inside wrench is probably
> needed. Hope this helps.
> Mike Lehman ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:04:34 -0500> 
> From:
> mainstay at csolve.net> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re:
> [Public-List] Cutlas bearing help please> > Mike,> > Should the pipe 
> wrench
> go inside the boat on the inboard side of the stern> post?> > G > > > > > 
>  >
> Gord,> > > > p - if you have kept pulling and prying, you would have 
> pulled
> the tube out of> > the boat, or at least broken the seal. It just 
> unscrews,
> you may want to clamp> > another pipe wrench on the inside of the tube to
> prevent it from turning as> > you onscrew the housing.Mike Lehman
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