[C320-list] Stuffing Box Nut

[Bruce Heyman]

Sorry, miss understood the problem.  If you can't get it to engage with only two rings it sounds like something is wrong, I.e., the rings are overlapping or two large a diameter?
How much do you have in there?  
Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com> wrote:

>I have the nut off.   I can't get it to re-engage.   I've tried taking out one of the three rings and that doesn't seem to help
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>Sent from my handheld. 
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>On Mar 23, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:
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>> Try tightening it first.  Once it budges you are home free.
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>> Bruce Heyman
>> (949) 289-8400
>> 
>> Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> So I'm on my boat on the hard and I can't get the stuffing box nut to engage.  I loosened the hose clamps on the box to give it more but  still can't get it.   Any suggestions. 
>>> 
>>> Jason