[C38] Cutless Bearing Replacement

[S. Orton]

Jonathan,  You definitely do not have to pull the shaft to replace the 
cutlass bearing.  You pull the prop, slip a sleeve over the shaft and press 
the bearing forward until it is clear of  the strut.  You notice I said 
press, not hammer!  The first time I watched the yard remove the bearing 
with a hammer and about 4 years later, I had to rebed the strut.  After the 
bearing is clear of the strut, use a grinder to split the bearing (carefully 
so you don't nick the shaft) and remove the halves from the shaft.  I made a 
tool (a wheel puller) to press the old bearing out and press the new bearing 
in which is shown in a pic attached.  The sleeve is a section of EMT, 
expanded at one end to match the ID of the strut.  Two 3/8's threaded  rods 
were used as the jacking device and the end plates were fabricated from 3/4 
aluminum plate, which you can machine with wood tools.
  Also I was able to remove the shaft with out dropping the rudder.  With 
the cutlass removed and the rudder turned very slightly I was able to slide 
the shaft by hand past the rudder.
Good luck,  Steve O

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Bixby" <jonbix at cox.net>
To: <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: [C38] Cutless Bearing Replacement


>I saw the tech notes on replacing the cutless bearing submitted by Steve
> Kaminsky, owner of Nanny.  Steve, or anyone that knows, can the bearing be
> replaced without removing the rudder?  I assume that the prop shaft has to
> be removed in order to replace the bearing, will the prop shaft slide by 
> the
> rudder?
>
> Best Regards,
> Jonathan Bixby
> OSPREY
> #200
> Portsmouth RI
> 401-683-4082
>
>
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