Hey folks, I'm hoping the C&C community will help me out. Two shaft line questions, one perhaps easy, one perhaps hard.
Easy Question: On the 35 mk3, does anyone recall the dimensions on the cutlass bearing? Obviously the ID (shaft size) is 1.0-inches. I think the length is 4", but what is the OD?? Hard Question: I need to replace the old and tired rubber hose between the shaft log and the packing gland. To do this, one obviously needs to remove the coupling from the transmission end of the shaft. The problem (i've heard) is that the coupling is slightly undersized to the shaft so that it has a nice tight interference fit. So not only is removal really hard, but once you get it off, and clean all the rust off...it's no longer a very good interference fit. So when you put it back together, the only thing transmitting the torque is the shaft key and the tiny set screws, rather than the nice "hug" of an interference fit. Q1: is this a real thing? Q2: has anyone ever done this and had no problems? Thanks a bunch!! -Keith M
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