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Having just read John Bailey's remarks on removing the old cutlass bearing I am reminded that the method he describes is exactly how we did it.? Cut the bearing with a Sawzall metal blade and peel it out.? Sounds easy enough.
Good luck.
Caleb D T27 #328 -----Original Message-----
From: John Bailey <john.bailey50@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Mar 24, 2021 3:37 pm Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Cutlass Bearing Issue Scott,
I replaced?Kiltie's?cutlass?about 6 years ago.
She did not have set screws, although I have heard that some T27's do. The rubber is bonded?to the?bearing and is at least?2" long. I would not restrict the water from getting into what is left of the bearing with?the zinc.
The easiest?way to remove it is of course first remove the shaft. Take a saws-all?and cut inside the bearing to just before?touching the shaft tube.
Then take a chisel and curl the bearing in. It should crack and get loose.?This should work even if you have set screws.
Now, inserting the new one can be a pain. With mine, even after using a brake cylinder?hone to clean the shaft tube to the point it was shinny, the new bearing greased up bearing did not want to go in . Even with a lot of pounding with a sledge with a piece of oak against?the bronze.
I ended?up putting ?a 3/4" threaded rod through the tube with washers?and nuts on the ends and pressing it in. This was a lot kinder to the old fiberglass. If you do have set screws, you should see where they are from inside the tube.
Good luck.
John
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:43 PM SCOTT ROSASCO via <srosa25043=[email protected]> wrote:
When we hauled our ¡°new to us¡± boat for the first time for winter storage, we noticed this oddity on the shaft. It appears to be the rubber part of the cutlass bearing, working its way out of the bearing. My understanding is these are attached to the metal sleeve and the whole sleeve was inserted into the strut. There is about an inch+ sticking out. Does anyone know how long the bearing is, or how much of the rubber is still inside the boat? I am aware of what would happen if the whole thing came out, so our short term solution is to cut that rubber piece off and attach the shaft zinc as close as possible to the strut to keep it from further escaping. Long term, can we replace the bearing ourselves? Can we pound or pull it out? Is there a set screw buried under bottom paint holding it in? Pictures enclosed. |
