Greasing the stuffing box

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samr90us

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Mar 27, 2015
20
Hi all

Assuming the stuffing box is in good repair, how often do you need to grease it? Do you need to take up the cockpit floor each time?

Thanks....

Sam
 
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txsailcouple

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Sep 9, 2006
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Hi Sam,
On our Vega there is a hose connected to the stuffing box that leads into the starboard lazarette. It has a zerk fitting on the end of it so you can grease the box just by lifting the seat and using a grease gun. My problem is the weight of grease to use. I seem to be refilling the box everytime I run the engine. Or maybe I just need more stuffing in the stuffing box? More comments?

John


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From: samr90us samr90us@...
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:41 AM
Subject: [AlbinVega] Greasing the stuffing box





Hi all

Assuming the stuffing box is in good repair, how often do you need to grease it? Do you need to take up the cockpit floor each time?

Thanks....

Sam
 
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samr90us

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Mar 27, 2015
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Hi John.

On Swee'Pea there is a tube, about one and a half inches in diameter and eight inches long, in the Port side locker that is fitted with a hose on the bottom that goes to the grease fitting on the stuffing box.There is a air pump type fitting on top of it and I guess you pressurize it to make grease flow. This has been disconnected and there is a zerk directly on the stuffing box. The zerk is corroded to the point that it is useless. Since I need to fix this I am trying to figure which way is best. Fix the pressure system or just fit another zerk, or do something totally different. Any ideas? Thanks. Sam
 
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winslowbuoy

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Jan 31, 2009
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Just a note of caution, when I first owned 'Jenavive' I religiously pumped grease into my stern gland every time I visited the boat until I woke up one morning in Swanage to find water over the top of the batteries. Some panic pumping soon reduced the water level and I found that the grease pressure had pushed the gland assembly off the stern tube. I changed to a reservoir of oil which drip fed into the stern gland after that.

For the last 12 years I've used a Volvo boot which works perfectly on one application of grease per year.
Mike
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From: John & Carol txsailcouple@...
To: "AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com" AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 17:09
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Greasing the stuffing box



Hi Sam,
On our Vega there is a hose connected to the stuffing box that leads into the starboard lazarette. It has a zerk fitting on the end of it so you can grease the box just by lifting the seat and using a grease gun. My problem is the weight of grease to use. I seem to be refilling the box everytime I run the engine. Or maybe I just need more stuffing in the stuffing box? More comments?

John________________________________
From: samr90us samr90us@...
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:41 AM
Subject: [AlbinVega] Greasing the stuffing box

Hi all

Assuming the stuffing box is in good repair, how often do you need to grease it? Do you need to take up the cockpit floor each time?

Thanks....

Sam
 
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samr90us

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Mar 27, 2015
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Michael

The Volvo boot seems to be the best idea yet. Greasing once a year is just fine with me. Thanks....
Sam
 
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SVFlyAway

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Oct 31, 2019
303
For the price, the Volvo boot is the best. I too only grease mine once a
year, well when I was cruising fulltime I did it twice a year. I only used
the Volvo blue grease in the little tube with the little spout. These boots
must be good, Hallberg Rassy uses them.

There are a couple other packingless systems such as the PYI. I had a PYI
on a previous boat and it worked fine. We actually removed the packing
gland and installed the PYI with the boat in the water. Probably not the
best thing to try, but I had another experienced guy to help me and a bunch
of towels. We probably only took a few liters of water on.
 
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mnhdl

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Oct 31, 2019
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Hi!

Excuse me but what is à Volvo boot? Any picture?

Thank you,

Marie

Envoyé de mon iPad

Le 2012-06-19 à 17:35, "samr90us" <samr90us@...> a écrit :
 
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txsailcouple

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Sep 9, 2006
45
It took a few minutes but I found this on line. Does this really seal the shaft and keep it from leaking? If it works it certainly would get my vote as
the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Marine and Industrial Applications | Volvo Penta

World-leading supplier of Industrial and Marine Applications. Integrated power solutions on land and at sea designed to perform, endure and be easy to use.
www.volvopenta.com www.volvopenta.com

John


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From: marie marie <mnhdl@...>
To: "AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com" <AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Greasing the stuffing box





Hi!

Excuse me but what is à Volvo boot? Any picture?

Thank you,

Marie

Envoyé de mon iPad

Le 2012-06-19 à 17:35, "samr90us" <mailto:samr90us%40yahoo.com> a écrit :
 
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi All

The Volvo Boot is great, had mine for 11 years with a Beta Install but
shouldnt be used on the Combi system as the control tube moves backwards and
forwards a couple of inches from Forward to Reverse. This can turn the lip
seal.

Cheers

Steve B
 
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groundhogyh

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May 30, 2006
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This issue scares me, because I dont know what Im doing so much...
If i remember, where the shaft exits the hull, there is a zerk nipple and a rubber tube, and I think some hose clamps.

I have attempted to pump grease in there, but Im not sure I saw anything happen.
How do you know if and how much grease went in?
Im scared that I really didnt do anything and I continue to use the boat.

groundhog
 
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albinvega3283

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Oct 30, 2019
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I confirm Steve\'s words. I have a Yanmar 2GM20 in my Series 3 Vega and the Volvo Stern Gland works a treat.

David Wisdish
Ponteneur 3283


From: John & Carol
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:05 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Greasing the stuffing box



It took a few minutes but I found this on line. Does this really seal the shaft and keep it from leaking? If it works it certainly would get my vote as
the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Marine and Industrial Applications | Volvo Penta

World-leading supplier of Industrial and Marine Applications. Integrated power solutions on land and at sea designed to perform, endure and be easy to use.
www.volvopenta.com www.volvopenta.com

John


________________________________
From: marie marie <mnhdl@...>
To: "AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com" <AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Greasing the stuffing box




Hi!

Excuse me but what is à Volvo boot? Any picture?

Thank you,

Marie

Envoyé de mon iPad

Le 2012-06-19 à 17:35, "samr90us" <mailto:samr90us%40yahoo.com> a écrit :
 
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albinvega3283

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Oct 30, 2019
234
Sam

How do you grease the Volvo Stern Gland. Mine fits snugly to the prop shaft and I cannot get grease into it. Similarly when I put the boat in the water the Stern gland is so stiff I cannot squeeze water up through it. It still works well and does not leak.

David Wisdish
Ponteneur V3283From: samr90us
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:34 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: Greasing the stuffing box

Michael

The Volvo boot seems to be the best idea yet. Greasing once a year is just fine with me. Thanks....
Sam
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
1,459
Glad to hear these work so well, as I just installed one on the "other boat".

Here's a link to a file showing the seals and available sizes:

Marine and Industrial Applications | Volvo Penta

World-leading supplier of Industrial and Marine Applications. Integrated power solutions on land and at sea designed to perform, endure and be easy to use.
tinyurl.com tinyurl.com

and install and greasing instructions (Englisg at the bottom):

I understand they're not reccomended for use with a flexible shaft coupling. Steve B: any experience wth that?

Peter
www.sintacha.com
 
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