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Post by ianpowolny on Sept 19, 2014 11:19:34 GMT
Last month there was a thread regarding leaking stern glands and this lead me to look at what I had on our 45DS. Having found out that we had a 6 year old Volvo 'Rubber Stuffing Box' Pt no. 828526 I started the process of sourcing a spare - I came across this very useful document from a Spanish supplier that is also in English. www.solediesel.com/portals/0/ftp/manuales/u_1704_en_es.pdf
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Post by kenlewis40 on Sept 20, 2014 7:52:28 GMT
Hi I had a thread going a year or so ago on this subject. Here is part of the thread:
On the subject of seals, I opted to replace my Volvo seal with a PSS seal, this proved an issue spraying carbon dust, which never stop despite giving it a chance to settle down. I then replaced the PSS with a Volvo seal in the middle of the 2013 season. This continued to drip while the engine was idling and while under way which must have been due to engine vibration as the dripping stopped when the engine was turned off.
During this winter, I replaced the shaft and installed a ELICHE RADICE Axial seal RMTA-RTMO type. www.elicheradice.com/axial-seal-rmta-rtmo-type/.
The seal has an entrance point for the lubricant grease, including a special closing cap, thus eliminating the need to squeeze grease through a McDonalds straw. There is separate attachment for the water entrance in order to grant the necessary hydro lubrication of the shaft. In essence it is an upmarket Volvo seal and I think may be cheaper.
To date the seal has worked perfectly with no issues at all. The seal looks very similar to photo on the right of the page of your solodiesel site. Look up ELICHE RADICE and see what you think. My boat is a SO 32.
Ken
Read more: jeanneau.proboards.com/search/results?what_all=Volvo+stuffing+box&who_only_made_by=0&display_as=0#ixzz3Dq7JkjLC
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Post by ianpowolny on Mar 24, 2015 9:59:57 GMT
Changing a stern gland at sea. I guess this gets the heart racing.
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