Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

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Re: Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance?

Post by Viper »

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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?

Post by bud37 »

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

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

Post by jcoll »

I was thinking the same thing as bud37.
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