Does anyone know of a business or shop that loans or rents out propeller & cutless bearing tools
on the Massachusetts North Shore area?
on the Massachusetts North Shore area?
Propeller / Cutless Bearing tools. North Shore, MA
- Thread starter azambella
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You can make your own Cutless Bearing removal tool. There are plans on the Internet. Some threaded rod, nuts and washer as well as some 1/4" 3" wide steel plate you can pick up tractor supply.
Any 3 jaw gear puller should pull your prop.
- Threaded rod should be about 18" long; 2 pieces with nuts and washers to fit.
- The two pieces of steel plate need to be about 2" x 4" wide (see attached photo)
- For the piece that fits forward it needs to have a hole cut that is 1" (just large enough to fit over your shaft). You also need to make this piece a slot so it can slide over the shaft.
- For the piece that goes aft, it's hole needs to be 1.25" as you will push the old bearing through it and that does not need to be slotted.
- For both pieces you need to drill holes so the threaded rod can fit through.
- You also need 2 pieces of 3/4" copper pipe of about 4" long. You want to cut these with a hacksaw down their length and they will need to be expanded a little so they fit over your 1" shaft.
- Finally you need two hose clamps big enough that they can fit over your shaft and hold those four copper pieces in place loosely.
- To use you have your prop off, slide the metal piece with the hold over it. Put the slotted metal piece over the front and connect the two with the threaded rod.
- Forward of the strut, put the 4 copper pieces around the shaft and hold in place with the clamps.
- Tighten the threaded rod until it is snug against the copper pieces and they are in place against the cutless bearing.
- Ensure the holding nut in the strut is loosened and tighten on your threaded rod you move the bearing out.
Does this help?
You can also get the StrutPro tool, but those are several hundred dollars. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1REAAOSwathfjDko/s-l300.jpg or this one a guy made in wood Cutless bearing removal.
