| Title: | SAILING |
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An item in a survey I just read states that the cutlass bearing
will soon need replacement. What is a cutlass bearing?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 657.1 | guess #1 and #2 | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Wed Sep 30 1987 14:42 | 3 |
Its either the direction to a mid sized Oldsmobile, or the bearing
on the end of the strut (holds the outboard end of the propshaft).
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| 657.2 | piece-o-cake! | FIDDLE::CORKUM | Wed Sep 30 1987 17:58 | 13 | |
I've got to replace mine too so I'll let you know how I make out.
Sounds like the job can be easy as long as the bearing can be removed
w/o the shaft being removed. With my luck I'll have to remove the
shaft and then cut out the bearing w/ a hacksaw. Then it's a matter
of tapping in the new bearing and presto!...
(I'm making it sound easy to build up my self-confidence. )
Not looking forward to it,
bc
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| 657.3 | Avast, ye swabs! | EXPERT::SPENCER | Mon Oct 05 1987 15:02 | 6 | |
On some privateers of yore (and occasionally still noted aboard a few more contemporary vessels) it could have been the direction to steer as shown by the point of the captain's sword. Under such circumstances, it is synonymous with the course followed by the quaking helmsman/person. | |||||
| 657.4 | cutting the cutless | VLNVAX::FRENIERE | Wed Oct 21 1987 17:35 | 18 | |
The cutless bearing consists of a thinwall bronze sleave with
a dense rubber like material bonded to the inside of the sleave.
This unit is about 3 to 4 inches long. The rubber is machined to
be undersized to your shaft diameter. Grouves are also machined
lengthwise to allow water to pass through, keeping the rubber cool.
Think of passing a multi-pointed cookie cutter through the center.
The high points support the shaft, the low points allow water to
pass through, enabling cooling and lubricating. Barnicles enjoy
blocking the very narrow entry ports for waterjust ahead of the stuffing
box or journal that contains the cutless. One or two set screws
keep it in place when new, corrosion after two days. Try to remove
the set screws, but like one replyer mentioned, you usually have
to pull the shaft or the journal and with hacksaw, cut it
lengthwize internally so you can fold it inwards enough to drive
it out.
Don
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