Hi all,
Have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 and the stuffing box is leaking pretty badly (it is the OEM nylon one). I did an in-water swap of some of the flax which helped for a bit but it looks like the rubber stern tube hose is canted so figure might as well replace that, the stuffing box and the cutlass bearing all at once. I've done a lot of research on the forums and lots of people recommend upgrading the nylon box to a regular brass one. I have verified it is a 1" shaft. A few questions:
1) I think I found the OEM part number for the bronze stuffing box (http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=33&c=12&p=52246) but out of stock here and can't find anywhere else these are sold. Anyone else have a lead or link on a stuffing box they'd recommend?
2) I think this is the right cutlass bearing, but if anyone can put a second set of eyes on it I'd appreciate it. http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=33.5&c=12&p=53571&a=1
3) I have heard horror stories of people having to either drop the rudder or drop the cutlass skeg to pull the shaft out. I know the shaft would need to slide back, but would it need to come out to replace the stuffing box and shaft log hose? Does anyone with a 33.5 know for sure if the rudder or cutlass skeg needs to be dropped to do this replacement or is there a way to avoid having to do that?
4) I have also heard horror stories about the flange which connects the shaft to the flange on the transmission being impossible to separate from the shaft, but that they aren't expensive (~$150) to replace so might be a time saver to just sacrifice it in process of getting it off the shaft. Anyone know how this would actually be done? Would you cut it with a torch, or hacksaw, or something?
Thanks for any info and any other tips. I'm having a repair yard do the work but the yard is a mom-and-pop and while they've done it before they're also very open to model-specific tips.
Thanks,
'Dubs
Have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 and the stuffing box is leaking pretty badly (it is the OEM nylon one). I did an in-water swap of some of the flax which helped for a bit but it looks like the rubber stern tube hose is canted so figure might as well replace that, the stuffing box and the cutlass bearing all at once. I've done a lot of research on the forums and lots of people recommend upgrading the nylon box to a regular brass one. I have verified it is a 1" shaft. A few questions:
1) I think I found the OEM part number for the bronze stuffing box (http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=33&c=12&p=52246) but out of stock here and can't find anywhere else these are sold. Anyone else have a lead or link on a stuffing box they'd recommend?
2) I think this is the right cutlass bearing, but if anyone can put a second set of eyes on it I'd appreciate it. http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=33.5&c=12&p=53571&a=1
3) I have heard horror stories of people having to either drop the rudder or drop the cutlass skeg to pull the shaft out. I know the shaft would need to slide back, but would it need to come out to replace the stuffing box and shaft log hose? Does anyone with a 33.5 know for sure if the rudder or cutlass skeg needs to be dropped to do this replacement or is there a way to avoid having to do that?
4) I have also heard horror stories about the flange which connects the shaft to the flange on the transmission being impossible to separate from the shaft, but that they aren't expensive (~$150) to replace so might be a time saver to just sacrifice it in process of getting it off the shaft. Anyone know how this would actually be done? Would you cut it with a torch, or hacksaw, or something?
Thanks for any info and any other tips. I'm having a repair yard do the work but the yard is a mom-and-pop and while they've done it before they're also very open to model-specific tips.
Thanks,
'Dubs
