Now if the weather would just warm a bit
Made plans to head out for a weekend cruise. Weather forecast looked uncertain. Went to the boat Friday amidst a blow and it remained most of the night. Awoke to rain and more rain. Rained most of the day. Decided to not go out in this miserable weather.
Instead I spent over two hours finally, finally, finally getting the stuffing box adjusted. Grr. Last time out I could not get the locking nut to move; the box rotated, but I had to get the lock nut to loosen so that I could tighten the box. So soaked it in Liquid Wrench and left for another day. That day was Friday night. Bound and determined to make it happen. Tapped and more Liquid Wrench, then tapped again. Then alas a slight movement when I turned it counter clockwise. So, back and forth, back and forth until I was able to obtain a complete rotation. Now I have a no drip box again while the shaft is turning.
My question for the day is, what anti-seizing compound works for you? Our local Harbor Marine had several choices, but before I did, pose the question here for opinions.
Working on this creature is a PITA. Have to crawl in over the engine arms first, hang over the engine in order to reach in far enough to get the wrenches on. Even with wrench handle extenders could not get that nut to budge. But persistence prevailed.