Here is a video, showing the generic tool and procedure. The tool isn't that difficult to make if you have access to a drill press and a way to cut metal plate. What they didn't show in the video is first finding and loosening the set screws that hold the cutless bearing into the strut. They can be difficult to find due to years of paint hiding them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQHLvUUyuE Ken H. On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 18:20, Gerald Fennessey via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a 1" shaft > > Gerald Fennessey > gfennes...@verizon.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Sent: Mon, Sep 24, 2018 5:03 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cutlass bearings > > The thinner the shaft the less likely those things are to work. The yard > that did mine removed the prop shaft to do the job, their tool would not > work on a 7/8” shaft. > The tool is essentially a pipe that fits over the prop shaft that presses > the bearing out with a way to grab the strut and not try and wrench the > strut off the boat. The thicker the cutless bearing (NOT cutlass), the > better they work. > > > Joe > Coquina > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com?>] *On Behalf Of *Gerald Fennessey via > CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2018 4:44 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Gerald Fennessey <gfennes...@verizon.net> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Cutlass bearings > > Do you have any info on the gadget? > Gerald Fennessey > gfennes...@verizon.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: JP Mail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: JP Mail <jon.peterpr...@gmail.com> > Sent: Mon, Sep 24, 2018 4:20 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cutlass bearings > We replaced shaft with rudder in place. There is a gadget that presses the > cutlass bearing out with shaft in place. I got me one. I’ve read they’re > finicky. As in, they work great on brand new cutlass bearings. Never used > it because we changed the CB when new shaft installed. > J > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 24, 2018, at 4:08 PM, Gerald Fennessey via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Looking to replace the cutlass bearing > on my 1985 35 mk3. > Any info would be helpful. > Does the rudder have to be removed or will the shaft slide by it? > Is there a special tool for removing it without removing the shaft? > > Thanks > Gerry Fennessey > Fianna > > > gfennes...@verizon.net > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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