[Public-List] Gooping up the stern tube

[Mike Lehman via Public-List]

Kris

I have done this jobs several times. After removing the tube (which you've 
already done) as Glenn noted, clean up all of the old Whitby grey putty 
bedding compound. Screw the tube into the cutlass bearing housing  and 
re-install the housing (with new cutlass bearing installed) in the boat. The 
housing will determine the proper alignment. Climb in over the engine and 
fill the void between the tube/hull completely with 5200. You may need to 
create a dam with duct tape to hold the 5200 in place. It's a wonderful way 
to become one with your boat! :)




~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~


-----Original Message----- 
From: Glenn Brooks via Public-List
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 5:02 PM
To: Kris Coward ; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Gooping up the stern tube

Kris,  I used 5200 for the same job, 10 years ago.  Still going strong. 
Probably be a nightmare to take out 20 years from now.... Oh well, that's 
what youth are for... Also, Dolce had original Whidby grey putty bedding 
compound around  the stern tube bore.  I cleaned that out extensively, and 
used solvents to degrease prior to reinstalling with 5200.

Cautionary note, Be very careful to reinstall and align the stern tube and 
jack shaft as well as you can, so the engine- xmission is able to be aligned 
properly. Otherwise you risk ruining your transmission from to much side 
play induced by a misaligned stern tube.

Cheers
Glenn B

Ex-dolce, 318

Sent from my iPad

> On May 4, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Kris Coward via Public-List 
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>
> So I'm in the midst of changing the cutlass bearing (as well as a bunch
> of other things) while I've been off the boat for the winter (yes, I
> know it's not winter anymore), and have come across a question:
>
> When I was unscrewing the casting that holds the cutlass bearing from
> the stern tube, the stern tube came out of the hull, instead of
> unscrewing from the casting. I've since gotten those 2 pieces apart with
> a vise grip and pipe wrench, but am thinking ahead to when I'll have to
> put it all back together.
>
> In particular, I'm thinking about how to fix the tube back in the hull
> at the right depth, and I'm thinking of smearing it with 5200 before
> jamming it in so that it stays put the next time the bearing needs to be
> changed. Where I'm sensing some difficulty is getting the tube/hull
> interface properly gooped up without having the goop also get into the
> threads joining the casting and tube (as I'll want to gum them up later
> with something a little less permanent).
>
> So of course, I'm looking for suggestions (preferably from people who
> have had to seal their tube back in place and can describe what did(n't)
> work for them). I have a hunch about something that *might* work, but
> I'll trust hard-earned experience over hunches any day..
>
> Thanks,
> Kris
>
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