Boatingnut
Active Member
OK, I am sick of maintaining my stuffing boxes, and I am going to bite the bullet and replace them with the PSS system. The installation does not look difficult in itself, but I have never had to disconnect the shafts from the v-drive before, but I do want to tackle this. The v-drive on my boat is a separate unit from the transmission, and because of that, I can clearly see the coupler and set screw.
From what I can gather, I need to remove the prop, unbolt the coupler, loosen the set screw, remove the coupler, slide the shaft back far enough to remove and replace the shaft seals. Reverse process to assemble.
Seems pretty straight forward. But, am I missing something? The couplers are clean and still look factory new. Any issues I need to worry about? Unbolting the coupler seems straight forward, but getting the coupler off the shaft seems like a possible trouble spot.
Once I am done, I don't think I need to realign anything, as I did not adjust anything. I think. I will have to get the torque specs for the coupler bolts.
Any advice and comments are needed and welcome. Thanks in advance for the advice and knowledge.
From what I can gather, I need to remove the prop, unbolt the coupler, loosen the set screw, remove the coupler, slide the shaft back far enough to remove and replace the shaft seals. Reverse process to assemble.
Seems pretty straight forward. But, am I missing something? The couplers are clean and still look factory new. Any issues I need to worry about? Unbolting the coupler seems straight forward, but getting the coupler off the shaft seems like a possible trouble spot.
Once I am done, I don't think I need to realign anything, as I did not adjust anything. I think. I will have to get the torque specs for the coupler bolts.
Any advice and comments are needed and welcome. Thanks in advance for the advice and knowledge.