Volvo Shaft seal

[davebray]

Can anyone please advise me as to how much grease, and what type, I need to use on my Volvo shaft seal which I believe is a type H245.
Instructions say use appropriate grease and correct amount,
which is not very helpful!

Thanks in anticipation.

David

 

[stevebirch2002]

A fingerful is more than enough around the lip seal each season. The grease comes with the seal as a kit or from Volvo. Dont know what it is called, sorry.

 

[philip_stevens]

I posted this almost a year ago, but have pulled it up as I also need the info now.

#736857 - 18:54 16/05/2005

From the Volvo (Sweden) site - it is known as......

Rubber packing box
42.36742.367

Moulded packing box for effective lubrication/sealing. Simple, time saving installation and compact size. Minimal maintenance work – grease every 200 hours or once a year. The packing box is specifically dimensioned for Volvo Penta propeller shafts and sleeves. For effective lubrication it is essential that the packing box bearings are water-lubricated at all speeds. Supplied complete with installation tools and grease tube.

Pos no. Part no. Shaft mm A mm B mm Ext. dia. shaft sleeve mm 1)
42.367 828527 40 36 82 60
42.367 828526 35 36 82 54
42.367 828422 30 36 72 48
42.367 828254 25 36 66 42


1) Diameter tolerance +0.5 –0.3 mm. The distance between bearing points must not exceed 1500 mm.


Start at -
http://www.volvo.com/volvopenta/global/en-gb/

http://www.volvo.com/volvopenta/global/en-gb/partsservice/

http://www.volvo.com/volvopenta/global/e...ntroduction.htm
(go to the Web Accessory Catalogue - enter British English [or whatever language you want]

A pop-up window appears - search by name, part no. or pos no.

Enter Rubber packing box - search
search results (1 hits)
1. Rubber packing box
Accessory Catalogue » Engine accessories » Transmission system » Propeller shaft system » Rubber packing box

hover over and click

another pop-up window
......and there you are.

On your way to this page, there is reference to the correct grease - that was how I was able to find the seal in the first place!

Not easy to find,

"The grease is solid and water-resistant, for use in rubber packing boxes and for the teeth and shafts of folding propellers.

Viscosity: NLGI 2

Pos no. Part no. Quantity Pack
18.17 828250 27 g Tube"

From the assembly instruction sheet (send me a PM with your email address if you want a pdf copy of it) "Press approx 1 cu cm of waterproof grease into the rubber seal. Use the greasing pad (as small plastic pouch like you get sauce in at motorway service stations)supplied.

The seal should be greased after every 200 hours operation or once a year. Press in approximately 1 cu cm at each lubrication."

All very well me saying all this, but they appear to have changed the site!! It is all there but takes a bit of searching to find things. Not the easiest site to navigate.

On my previous boat, I used Molyslip grease when I had none of the VP stuff. I'll be using it again this year on my present boat.

 

[pvb]

Or try this link...

This link takes you straight to the product page for the rubber seal.

 

[jerryat]

I've used Blakes seacock grease for the last 17 years. Just changed the Volvo shaft seal (after 21 years - no leaks at all) as part of a refit, so the stuff works for me!!

 

[DavidGrieves]

Use the Volvo penta stuff

Get it here http://www.keypart.com/index2.htm
01923 221490
Tube will cost about £1.60 and be with you next day, I think you need to squirt about 1 cubic mm(about a small spoon full).

Dave

 

[jerryat]

>>I think you need to squirt about 1 cubic mm(about a small spoon full).<<

I think you mean 1 cubic centimetre actually!!

 

[nedmin]

Get a poly bag (or bank bag)cut off the corner about 1/2 cm each side , put in about a cubic cm of correct grease.see previous post for correct grease.squeeze the seal both sides with first finger and thumb,this raises seal from shaft, push bag in where the gap is as far as you can, about an inch ,work in grease,pull it back about 1/2inch and squeeze rest in, try and save a bit for last 1/4 inch , rotate shaft to spread,assuming boat out of water.Inside seal are 3 lip seals so you are lubricating them.A lip seal is like your mouth gripping the shaft and stopping water getting past.

 

[jerryat]

>> Inside seal are 3 lip seals so you are lubricating them.A lip seal is like your mouth gripping the shaft and stopping water getting past.<<

Not being picky, but there are only TWO lip seals!!

Don't want to worry the chap!!

 

[nedmin]

By golly your giving me some lip!!! mind you I gave you an extra one!! will check when I get to the boat could have sworn there were 3!!

 

[jerryat]

Tee Hee!! No, only two. The aft one is water cooled/lubricated (hence the need for 'burping') the second, forward one, is grease lubricated.

Just fitted one and there are definitely only two (as on the one I removed) unless of course, they've added another one in the last 4 years which is when I bought the one I've just fitted!!

 

[DavidGrieves]

Thanks jerryat

Yeah I did mean cm, opps.
That explains why the gin lasts a long time in our house!