How often do you change cutlass bearing?
They need replacing if there is more than a couple of mm sideways movement but 470 hours seems low. I’d expect around 1000 hours in clean water (Med).
Should you grease a cutlass bearing?
These must be lubricated by a flow of water, as your adviser has told you. Your plastic bearing is rather less accommodating for dirt, which may be why it fails frequently and is leading to shaft wear.
How much play should a cutlass bearing have?
One or two mm of play.
How do you remove a Speedi sleeve?
A SPEEDI-SLEEVE can be removed by applying heat to the sleeve with an electric heat blower, which will expand it enough to let it slide off the shaft without causing damage. by using a pair of wire cutters starting at or near the flange and applying a twisting motion.
How do you cut a cutlass bearing?
With the bearing cut paper thin I use a cold chisel and dead blow hammer to make the first split of the bearing by setting it on the bearing shells edge and lightly tapping inward. Be careful not to damage the strut when doing this. The chisel will start the ripping of the very thin surface left in the cutlass bearing.
How do you replace a Cutless bearing with studs?
P-bracket, and has a hole cut in it large enough to allow the old cutless bearing to just pass through it. The other two plates have a hole diameter the same size as the shaft, together with a cut-out which enables them to be slid over the shaft opposite each other. Then two holes were drilled in each plate to take the lengths of studding.
How to use a bearing removal tool?
Now the bearing removal tool is ready to use.Put the shaft with the bearing in the slot of the bearing removal tool and hammered on the shaft with the rod, so the bearing is pulled out from the shaft. For better understanding, watch the video given below.
How does a Cutless bearing pass through a bracket?
P-bracket, and has a hole cut in it large enough to allow the old cutless bearing to just pass through it. The other two plates have a hole diameter the same size as the shaft, together with a cut-out which enables them to be slid over the shaft opposite each other.