dhyams
09-28-2012, 06:37 PM
So I just bought this boat, and it was leaking like crazy from the stuffing box. No problem, I thought, I'll redo the shaft seal.
So I maneuvered in there, disassembled a lot of hoses and strainer cups to get under there, and did the work. Stuffed the box with 4 strands of Gore Tex, and thought I was near done.
Nope. The nut (the one the stuffing is in) REFUSES to thread back into place. I work with if for a long time, no dice. So I removed one of the strands of Gore Tex thinking it should be easy now.
Nope, still will not go.
So I'm desparately seeking help...is there any reason anyone can think of that the nut refuses to rethread? As far as I can tell, the nut sits flush against the threads it's supposed to go on, but it won't go.
I haven't checked shaft alignment yet; this boat is new to me, so I guess it could be an issue. It doesn't look out of alignment, but I know that's no kind of test.
Desperately yours,
dhyams
edit: the jam nut very nicely glides on and off of the threads, so the threads on the shaft are at least OK. When I originally unscrewed the packing nut to get it off the threads originally, it also glided off nicely...in other words, I never had to force anything.
So I maneuvered in there, disassembled a lot of hoses and strainer cups to get under there, and did the work. Stuffed the box with 4 strands of Gore Tex, and thought I was near done.
Nope. The nut (the one the stuffing is in) REFUSES to thread back into place. I work with if for a long time, no dice. So I removed one of the strands of Gore Tex thinking it should be easy now.
Nope, still will not go.
So I'm desparately seeking help...is there any reason anyone can think of that the nut refuses to rethread? As far as I can tell, the nut sits flush against the threads it's supposed to go on, but it won't go.
I haven't checked shaft alignment yet; this boat is new to me, so I guess it could be an issue. It doesn't look out of alignment, but I know that's no kind of test.
Desperately yours,
dhyams
edit: the jam nut very nicely glides on and off of the threads, so the threads on the shaft are at least OK. When I originally unscrewed the packing nut to get it off the threads originally, it also glided off nicely...in other words, I never had to force anything.