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    • Grease fitting or no grease fitting ?

      This topic has 9 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated byBill Fuller 4 years ago

      March 12, 2020 at 3:44 pm Iā€™m installing a new drive line in a boat. Iā€™ve seen grease fitting in shaft logs. Iā€™ve got a stainless grease fitting. Put it in?? Also where to put it in? Right where the shaft packing material is is my thought.

      Started by: john in: General Discussion

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      March 21, 2020 at 10:12 am John, As I stated above, be careful with the break-in. first time out be sure to have lots of time to do the break-in. Keep real close track of the temperature of the packing gland. Stop if need to let it cool. As the break-in come along, spray the backing gland with water to keep it cool. Cool meaning below about 140 degrees. Nothing like some pictures to point out all the bad areas on your boat. I will confess, as an old guy, I simply do no…

      Last Post by: Bill Fuller posted: 4 years ago

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