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Why would one deal with packing material when dripless shaft seals
are available? No matter what kind of packing materila one stuffs
into the seal it will wear oout and wear the shaft. Anyway, here's
the web site for the dripless shaft seal. http://www.shaftseal.com/
--- In , Kim C <casey_2020 at dot dot dot > wrote:
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> Rick,
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> I have been using the teflon packing material for 10 years and it
has worked well. It is supposed to work on safts that are scored and
less than perfect. The teflon material does squissh a bit and
therefore requires several adjustments to get it to the drippless
point.
> I recently bought GoreTex shaft packing material that is said to be
even better than the teflon packing. I plan to install the GoreTex
during next haulout. The GorTex packing looks like it will require
fewer adjustments to get it to the dripples point. It is a firmer
material than the teflon material.
>
> Best of luck,
> Have a great 2008,
> Kim
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