Re: Main furling motor and gear on 54
Hi Bill, Yes that is the one. It must have been a typo to sign off 55 sorry. So I have dissembled the gear box. The shaft that runs vertically through the gearbox and connects to the sail foil has the two lip seals top and bottom that I was trying to change. That shaft would not pull out. It must be corroded in or be a very tight fit. So I took it to a machine shop. It is aluminium and slightly corroded on place. Popped out with the press. I am glad that I did not try beating it. There was no way that was coming out without the press. There had been water ingress and bearings are rough, the seals gone, however the worm gear looks okay. This is a project that I have been putting off too long, but have the seals and bearing. So easy to re-assemble. Now better do the outhall whilst I am at it. Nick S/Y Amelia AML 54-019
On 1 Sep 2020, at 21:38, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
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