[C320-list] Prop Shaft Removal

[Chris Burti]

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On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Paul Rickman <ilove2sail at verizon.net>wrote:

> Joe, can you share how you got the coupler off the shaft?. Three years ago
> I tried all day and finally
> paid someone.
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> From: Joe Abbagnaro <jabbagna at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:54:56 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Prop Shaft Removal
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> Ok   so after  about 3 huors of messing around I finally get the
> coupler off the Prop Shaft
> About another !/2 hour and the prop is off. But There is no way the
> Prop shaft is coming out.
> It will not clear  the Rudder. Is this a fact of the 320, the shaft
> can not be removed with out dropping the
> rudder or I am I doing something wrong??  My intial intention was to
> replace the Dripless shaft seal which is no longer dripless
> and to replace the cutlass bearing. The cutlass bearing has ever so
> little play but I am not dropping the rudder at this time just
> to get the shaft out. I can just do the shaft seal and move on.,
> Anyone have any advice or comments on removing the
> prop saft. Is it doable with the Rudder in place am I missing something ?
>
> Joe
> #574
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