[C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

[Annie Bennett]

Where did you have this done Bruce?  I don't need this yet but wd be  
good to know for the future.
Annie Bennett
Topcat 1073

On 05/05/2010, at 8:44 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> 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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