[C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

[alahlm at comcast.net]

I watched Chris and Jeff remove a cutless bearing once   don't know the exact time it took    but did seem like alot of foul language was involved 



   AlAhlman 

    #476 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Stanley" <brucestanley36 at gmail.com> 
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 7:27:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement 

"I'm being told that the majority of time involved was in removing " 

YES YES YES 
they are glued in and most have a flange at the forward end. 
It takes a special tool, a 2lb hammer and a reasonably fit mechanic to pound 
it out. 

Bruce S/Sydney 
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On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Chris Descher <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote: 

> I wonder if there are differences in the newer boats versus the older 
> boats. 
> I'm being told that the majority of time involved was in removing the 
> coupling from the shaft. 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com 
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Bruce 
> Stanley 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:44 PM 
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement 
> 
> 
> 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 
> > 
> > 
> 
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