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Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

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Re: Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

Postby Viper » October 29th, 2018, 6:51 am

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Ya pretty easy replacement. The only extra step if the spare seal isn't already there is to uncouple the shaft so you could slide the new seal over the end of the shaft.

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Re: Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

Postby bud37 » October 29th, 2018, 1:20 pm

Video seems fairly straight forward .......I have these under the engines, bad, baaad spot....Hans you got straight shafts on your boat ?
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Re: Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

Postby Midnightsun » October 29th, 2018, 1:27 pm

Yep, straight shafts. Well at least last time I checked they were straight. :-D
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Re: Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

Postby jcoll » November 1st, 2018, 5:23 pm

I was thinking the same thing as bud37.

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