[frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice
Arthur Kelley
frers-list@lists.frers33.com
Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:55:09 -0500
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My yard wanted to cut and replace the shaft, but similar price.=20
I replaced mine myself without removing the shaft. Cost me about $50 I think=
. This is the professional tool to do the job. http://www.strutpro.com/
If you poke about on the Internet there are plans to build the tool yourself=
. It's nothing more than a couple of plates, one with a 1" hole (remove pro=
p anyway) and the other with a 1" slot to slide over the leading side. A cou=
ple of hefty threaded rods and a sleeve, which is the trickiest part to size=
. Here is a video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3DGZQHLvUUyuE#
Another club member needed to do the same job and he's a machinist. I provid=
ed the plans, threaded rods and nuts and he made the plates and sleeve (coll=
et) out of scraps.=20
2 set screws on one side, don't remember which, came out easily but I was pr=
epared for the worst.=20
I think it only took me an hour or two.=20
Art
> On Feb 3, 2016, at 5:43 PM, mart=C3=ADn contal <martin06@contal.ca> wrote:=
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> Hi everyone, I'm re-posting this message since I've been having some issue=
s with my frers-list registration. Hope it'll work now:
> =20
> My surveyor indicated that I need to replace the cutlass bearing and the s=
hipyard where "austral" currently stays is quoting me the following:
> =20
> "Remove rudder to remove shaft, pull prop and shaft and replace cutlass be=
aring:12 hrs of labour US$1,276 total ".
> I'm told that they cannot remove the shaft without removing the rudder.
> =20
> Knowing that my rudder seems to be OK and having read the many posts about=
rudder bearing issues, etc. I rather leave it undisturbed. So, I've gone th=
rough all the frers-list archives since 2004 to this date, as well as the FA=
Qs in search of tips. Seems to me that it shouldn't be necessary to remove t=
he rudder at all.
> =20
> If anyone who went through this work could share some advice and experienc=
e it'll be much appreciated! (I need to confirm go/no-go by next week).
> =20
> Martin
> =20
> =20
> martin contal
> : : austral
> ottawa, canada
> 613 286 7189
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>My yard wanted to cut and replace the s=
haft, but similar price. </div><div><br></div><div>I replaced mine myse=
lf without removing the shaft. Cost me about $50 I think. This is the profes=
sional tool to do the job. <a href=3D"http://www.strutpro.com/">http://=
www.strutpro.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you poke about on the Inte=
rnet there are plans to build the tool yourself. It's nothing more tha=
n a couple of plates, one with a 1" hole (remove prop anyway) and the other w=
ith a 1" slot to slide over the leading side. A couple of hefty threaded rod=
s and a sleeve, which is the trickiest part to size. Here is a video <a=
href=3D"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3DGZQHLvUUyuE#">https://m.youtube.com=
/watch?v=3DGZQHLvUUyuE#</a></div><div><br></div><div>Another club member nee=
ded to do the same job and he's a machinist. I provided the plans, threaded r=
ods and nuts and he made the plates and sleeve (collet) out of scraps. =
</div><div><br></div><div>2 set screws on one side, don't remember which, ca=
me out easily but I was prepared for the worst. </div><div><br></div><d=
iv>I think it only took me an hour or two. </div><div><br><div>Art</div=
></div><div><br>On Feb 3, 2016, at 5:43 PM, mart=C3=ADn contal <<a href=3D=
"mailto:martin06@contal.ca">martin06@contal.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><=
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<div><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D"2"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016=
"><span class=3D"629343722-03022016">Hi everyone, I'm re-posting this messag=
e since I've=20
been having some issues with my frers-list registration. Hope it'll work=20
now:</span></span></font></font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D"2"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016=
"><span class=3D"629343722-03022016"></span></span></font></font> </div=
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<div><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D"2"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016=
">My surveyor=20
indicated that I need to replace the cutlass bearing and t</span><span c=
lass=3D"293572123-30012016">he shipyard where "austral" currently=20
stays is quoting me the following:</span></font></font></div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fo=
nt></span> </div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><em><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D=
"2">"Remove=20
rudder to remove shaft, pull prop and shaft and replace cutlass bearing:<spa=
n class=3D"293572123-30012016">12 hrs of labour US$1,276 total=20
".</span></font></font></em></span></div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I'm t=
old that they=20
cannot remove the shaft without removing the rudder.</font></span></div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fo=
nt></span> </div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D"2"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016=
">Knowing that=20
my rudder seems to be OK and having read the many posts about rudder bearing=
=20
issues, etc. I rather leave it undisturbed. </span><span class=3D"293572123-=
30012016">So, I've gone through all the frers-list=20
archives since 2004 to this date, as well as the FAQs in search of tips<span=
class=3D"629343722-03022016">. </span>Seems to me that it shouldn't be nece=
ssary to=20
remove the rudder at all.</span></font></font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"></sp=
an></font> </div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"></span><span class=3D"293572123-3001=
2016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">If anyone who went through this work c=
ould share some advice=20
and experience it'll be much appreciated! (I need to confirm go/no-go by nex=
t=20
week).</font></span></div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fo=
nt></span> </div>
<div><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Mart=
in</font></span></div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"></sp=
an></font> </div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572123-30012016"></span></font>&=
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<div><font color=3D"#808080" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572=
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contal</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#808080" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572=
123-30012016"><strong>:<span class=3D"629343722-03022016"> </span>:=20
austral</strong></span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#808080" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572=
123-30012016">ottawa, canada</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#808080" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"293572=
123-30012016">613=20
286 7189</span></font></div></div>
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