Who has upgraded to dripless shaft packing??

(ridealready) · (ridealready) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 08-29-2009, 7:36 PM

So I have an '06 Supra 21v and the shaft packing is failing. Worth the money to upgrade to dripless? Is it difficult to do yourself? How much did you pay to have it done by your dealer if so? Thanks for the help everyone!

(ridealready) · (ridealready) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 08-30-2009, 1:52 PM

anybody?

(matt_e) · (matt_e) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-30-2009, 2:11 PM

the packing itself is about 10-20 dollars. I put in the dripless packing about 2 yrs after I bought my 03 supra and there was a noticeable reduction in the # of times by bilge pump would turn on http://skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=GFO1/4X24

(Message edited by matt_e on August 30, 2009)

(Message edited by matt_e on August 30, 2009)

(ryan_shima1)

Our dealer said it would cost about $1000-1500 to change out. Sounds really high to me, but not sure I would want to change it out myself.

(99_slaunch) · (99_slaunch) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 08-30-2009, 3:38 PM

What Matt posted is not a 100% dripless. I was told around $1000.00 installed. Here is a dripless.
http://skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=OJ2013

(wakebdr2002) · (wakebdr2002) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 08-31-2009, 7:13 AM

I put the OJ dripless in my 06 21V. Fairly easy install and will save you from having to repack the shaft seal every year. Skidim has good instructions on the install here.. http://www.skidim.blogspot.com/ .

(srock) · (srock) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 08-31-2009, 7:23 AM

What do you have to do to check the alignment of the shaft after removal?