captmikem
Veteran Member
My “dripless” shaft seal was leaking pretty bad, so I ordered a new PSS shaft seal and installed it the past few days. 1.75 in shaft and 3 inch stern tube.
I was in the water so I had a couple extra pumps ready but the main bilge pump took care of the water without a problem. It took two evenings to replace it, only because I spent the first evening removing the shaft from the engine coupler. I have never had one this tight.
What surprised me was how poor of condition the bellows was in. You can see it was not leaking at the face but near the back of the bellows, and it was not a drip it was a stream. When I went to remove it the bellows pulled apart.
Just for general knowledge it was easy to replace in the water although the instructions are pretty adamant that it be done out of the water. I knew I had at least 8 inches I could pull the shaft aft so I was not worried. Some vessels you need to pull the prop to be able to move the shaft back far enough to remove and install the bellows.
All went well, very happy with the new one. (I pollished the inside of the coupler so I would have no problem inserting the shaft back in it). I just have to replace the vent line with a softer hose so it does not put any sideways force on the ceramic face.
M
I was in the water so I had a couple extra pumps ready but the main bilge pump took care of the water without a problem. It took two evenings to replace it, only because I spent the first evening removing the shaft from the engine coupler. I have never had one this tight.
What surprised me was how poor of condition the bellows was in. You can see it was not leaking at the face but near the back of the bellows, and it was not a drip it was a stream. When I went to remove it the bellows pulled apart.
Just for general knowledge it was easy to replace in the water although the instructions are pretty adamant that it be done out of the water. I knew I had at least 8 inches I could pull the shaft aft so I was not worried. Some vessels you need to pull the prop to be able to move the shaft back far enough to remove and install the bellows.
All went well, very happy with the new one. (I pollished the inside of the coupler so I would have no problem inserting the shaft back in it). I just have to replace the vent line with a softer hose so it does not put any sideways force on the ceramic face.
M