Thread: Rudder stuffing
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Old 03-30-2015, 07:46 AM   #16
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HiDHo

Yes the packing is in the cap and I thought it odd as well. Last season I replaced the shaft stuffing box with a dripless, the original I believe is called a self aligning. When sizing up what I needed for the rudder I used the old shaft parts (drive and rudder shaft are the same size). The shaft stuffing was the same way in the cap. I have the old shaft parts in my hand as I wright this and looking at it I see no other way it can work. I feel confident that the PO never touched this. Anything the PO touched was better off left alone.

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