Cutlass bearing replacement

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Oct 28, 2011
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Catalina320 32 Midland
At the end of the season I got line fowled on my prop. I have to replace my cutlass bearing due to vibration & noise at lower rpm(less than 1500). Do I have to pull my prop shaft or is there a tool available to remove/replace bearing with pulling shaft
 
Feb 6, 1998
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Canadian Sailcraft 36T Casco Bay, ME
There is a tool called a Strut Pro, expensive but well built. The big problem is that they DO NOT always work. Just replaced one on a Sabre 34 two weeks ago and the Strut Pro failed to press out the bearing, had to pull the shaft. More often than not they work but if you're in that few % where it does not you'll be pretty sour..
 
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