I've done "a few" packing gland adjustments. I have one of those "packing nut wrenches", "slip nut wrenches". whatever, have used it and am not particularly fond of it. My complaints are it's too thin and it tends to open up. The flat surfaces on a packing gland are rather thin themselves. With a narrow wrench, it slips off rather easily.
I'd rather use a wrench that has bit thicker jaws in combination with a large pair of Channellocks. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:51 AM, robert via CnC-List <[email protected] > wrote: > Oh no....here we go again....'tie bar' versus 'through bolt and now 'an > adjustable packing nut wrench' versus 'an adjustable slip nut > wrench'......I prefer the Home Depot version over West Marine because of > the price.....and I don't really care what the tool is called. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > On 2015-05-20 12:15 PM, Sean Richardson via CnC-List wrote: > > That's actually a plumbers slip nut wrench and what I used on my recent > repack......worked like a charm. > > $3.36 @ Homedepot. > http://www.homedepot.ca/product/brasscraft-adjustable-slip-nut-wrench/909063 > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 9:45 AM, robert via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have two of these on board.....easier to work with than ordinary pipe >> wrenches although I have tightened with pipe wrenches. >> >> >> http://www.westmarine.com/buy/seafit--adjustable-packing-nut-wrench--290280 >> >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> On 2015-05-19 1:52 PM, Michael Brown via CnC-List wrote: >> >> On the Buck Algonquin bronze stuffing boxes this works well: >> >> >> http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/10-in-wide-opening-adjustable-wrench/A-p8306623e >> >> Handles about a 2" nut. >> >> Michael Brown >> Windburn >> C&C 30-1 >> >> >> >> Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 12:43:34 -0300 >> From: "Dr. Mark Bodnar" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> To: C&C list <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Stus-List Stuffing box >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> >> First sail/journey of the year. Bedford to Deep Cove in Mahoney Bay - >> approx 50 nautical miles. >> Left Bedford Yacht Club and motored out thru Halifax Barbour, around >> Chebucto Head and through Samboro passage - minimal wind and dead on the >> nose. >> Quite pleased with motor overall. I replaced a broken engine mount and >> the new one (a generic mount I modified to fit) was way better. Engine >> needs to be re-aligned - hopefully that will decrease vibration even more. >> Advice appreciated. I've read about it - difficult? >> >> On arrival my stuffing box was dripping a fair bit. Little more than 1 >> drop per second >> Tried to tighten but couldn't separate the 2 nuts. Sprayed a little PB >> Blaster - but I'll need a second wrench to counter with rather than >> spinning whole unit. >> Any suggestions? Are locking pliers OK? >> >> Mark >> >> CS 30 Prosecco >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address:[email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address:[email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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