The flax packing on my boat was pretty much shot, so I replaced it with some gore GTU packing I picked up at west marine, used the packing lube as well that they recommend that helps the packing run cooler.
Replaced with 2 leads in the adjusting nut, all went well and was very simple.
However now, it seems as if my drop rate is all or nothing.
I either get a drop about every 10-15 seconds, even while at stand still.
Or I get basically nothing, and the shafts becomes too hot to hold on to by hand when checking temp.
Now I have read, these packings run hotter than conventional flax packing, but something doesn't seem right.
Help!
The drip doesn't really bother me, as with the way it is set now, it doesn't get much warmer than the water temp, but any tips or tricks? Anyone had bad luck using the lubing grease?
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