Quote: Don't blame poor workmanship on the seal. Getting it so far out of line is incompetenc
erm . . . I think that was what I was hinting at when I said an alleged marine engineer . The seal is a great piece of kit.
Quote: I do not suggest it is a bearing in the same way that a cutless is, just that it provides support to keep the shaft centred in the tube, in the same way that a stuffing box does. If the engine and shaft are aligned properly then there is no need for it to bear any radial load - it just acts as a seal.
No, sorry, you've lost me. It either is just a seal or it provides support - you seem to be sitting on the fence here. The function of the Volvo seal is purely to seal ( the clue is in the name). It does not in any way support the shaft or keep it central in the tube. My propshaft is rigid and supported by the stern bearing at one end and the gearbox at the other - does yours somehow sag in the middle?
No-one has commented on the use of a made to measure split cone to centre the shaft in the tube - for some reason they seem to prefer wodging it up with any old junk they find lying around. Why not take a little more time and get it right?
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