shaft support
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shaft support
Greetings, I'm new to a Trojan 1972 SE 28. We had it in the Delaware River last year and hit a few submerged objects. Is the shaft mount referred to as a strut and if so is there any difference between the port and starboard. We also ruined the port side prop. I'm getting the impression that the props are a bit rare, 14"dia, 15"pitch 1" bore. At the end of the season I noticed a steady flow of water from that port side v drive. Is re packing the drives a difficult thing to do if you don't have super long arms. ? JP
Yes, its a strut. Typically port and stbd are the same. Contact Beacon for replacement!
Before repacking, try tightening the leaking side about 1/4 turn (or at least until it stop running - get it down to a drip or so a minute). You'll need two large wrenches (2-1/8" or so - can use moneky wrench, but dont; scar the threads) to loosen it up (the nuts tighten against each other, then turn the OUTER nut IN (tighter) agisnt the flax packing inside (in 1/8th turn incrments until the leaking slows), then hold it and tighten the inner nut "OUT" towards the outer nut so they lock together. Make sense?
Before repacking, try tightening the leaking side about 1/4 turn (or at least until it stop running - get it down to a drip or so a minute). You'll need two large wrenches (2-1/8" or so - can use moneky wrench, but dont; scar the threads) to loosen it up (the nuts tighten against each other, then turn the OUTER nut IN (tighter) agisnt the flax packing inside (in 1/8th turn incrments until the leaking slows), then hold it and tighten the inner nut "OUT" towards the outer nut so they lock together. Make sense?
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