Teflon grease.... my apologies for not taking your obvious lack of
intellect into consideration. I'll try harder next time to remind myself to
write at a level you can comprehend... ;-)

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| Pump teflon? Riiiiiiight.
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| Cheers MC
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| Capt. Mooron wrote:
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| I don't know if that is really required. I use a standard stuffing box
with
| a grease nipple installed and pump Teflon into it. Even at 2500 rpm I'm
| lucky to get a drip every minute or so. None gets through when the shaft
is
| not turning. I've removed the rudder and extracted the shaft to inspect
for
| wear last year... nothing. Once the shaft was wiped clean you couldn't
even
| tell where the stuffing box seal was located. The shaft has been
installed
| new since 1993.
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| CM
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| "Brian McAloon" wrote in message
| . ..
| | Has any gone to a dripless shaft seal from the drip type. Any
| modifications
| | need to be made to the shaft or opening or is it pretty simple.
| |
| |
| | Brian McAloon
| | S/V CLIODHNA M28 OI
| | Pompano Beach, Florida.
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