[C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

[Bruce Stanley]

Ours took less than 4 hours including gluing the new one in place.
The shaft and rudder were not removed.
The trick is to have a special tool and have it hammered out.
It was hammered out up the shaft (not down the shaft), as there is a collar
on the bearing at the forward end.
The marine mechanic new what and how to do it.
sorry if this info came to you, too late.

Bruce Stanley C320#1084/SydneyAustralia
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On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Chris Descher <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote:

> I'm having a bottom job done on hull #500, 1998 model.  The cutlass bearing
> is being replaced at the same time.  The yard is saying (after the fact)
> that they've had to put six hours into pulling the shaft, they now have
> that
> done, but they think that they might need to pull the rudder to get the
> shaft out of the strut.  Does this sound right?
>
> Chris Descher
>
>