Help with prop shaft seal.

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Can anyone tell me where to get the seal for prop shaft inside hull, almost next to flange coupling, This is for Ray Wright Delta boat with Ford Essex V6 engine, direct drive from engine. even to know what type it uses would help greatly. Thank you SD
 
James

We had a delta a few years ago. Ours was the full size tournament boat with the 250hp mercruiser. Our shaft seal was a standard stuffing gland with packing and grease. It had a small nipple with a screw down grease cup fitted to help keep it water tight and lubricated.

I would be surprised if your boat was fitted with anything much different, unless someone has changed out the original equipemt for something else.

Cheers

Colin
 
Thanks for replies, yes it is very basic, like 2 aluminium ends with rubber inserts and in middle is length of rubber tubing held with 2 jubilee clips, 1 side of aluminium hub has grease nipple, I can see rubber is worn on top hub nearest coupling which I assume will leak as I dont think grease alone will prevent it leaking? Will try to post picture. Thanks for now Sd, can send picture to someone via email, but dont know how to post here?
 
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Does not look like a normal stuffing box. Suspect the ali housing nearest the engine has a couple of lip seals inside rather like a Volvo seal and the grease nipple is to keep them greased. There will be water in the tube to keep the whole lot cool.

Suggest you undo the coupling, pull the shaft back and take the whole assembly off. They may well be standard seals inside.

Hope this helps.
 
My thought was a pair of lip seals, too. There doesn't seem to be any means of tightening packing rings down, so lip seals may be the only other possibility. Completely new to me. The only answer seems to be to take it off and disassemble it.
 
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