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     glen (Glen) Rating: N/A |
I pulled my prop shaft to fit a PSS shaft seal and found that the shaft was too buggered up, excessive wear, at the cutlass bearing to be re-used. Oh well, I knew it was an older boat when I bought it. So I had a new Aquamet 22 one inch shaft made up by PYI, the same place I bought the PSS shaft seal and the new cutlass bearing, a Caravelle 1 in ID x 1 1/4 in OD x 4 inch long. I installed the new cutlass - I cut it down to finish size after pressing it into the strut. I installed the PSS seal, and shaft and immediately noticed that there is a lot of play at the cutlass bearing (i.e. it's not snug - I can rattle it - but not very much). I was not expecting this - I had assumed it would be snug. How much play should there be with all new parts? Glen |
