I called and left Brian a message to chime in on this thread. I also did a search on the forum and came up with an older post he had made:

Originally Posted by
Brian Raymond
Alex, hope all is well. All direct drives use the 1/4" packing, all V-drives use the 3/16" packing. If you are not familiar with the install and tightening procedure, you can contact;
[email protected] or call 865.983.9924ext.130. They have emailable (my word) and faxable instructions on this. Brian Raymond
15 Mondo Surf Edition
02 LSV - Traded In