adjusting shaft packing on malibu

ssjrmk 05-31-2003, 9:37 AM

was wondering if shaft packing on a 2000 v-drive sunsetter is suppose to leak and if so how much, and how do you adjust it if need to .Any info would be much appriciated.

(malibususpect)

i want to know the same thing about our '99 wakesetter i think it is leaking too much

(leetudor) · (leetudor) **Join Date: Oct 2001** 05-31-2003, 6:02 PM

Five to ten drips a minute.

(wstr01) · (wstr01) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 05-31-2003, 10:36 PM

while in gear

(sdub) · (sdub) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 06-02-2003, 9:46 AM

I have never done the adjustment, but I need to, this is what a BU tech told me. Best to do in the water. Loosen big top nut, hand tighten only inside nut til water drips in at 5 to 10ish drips per minute, then tighten down large locking nut.

(greatdane) · (greatdane) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 06-02-2003, 10:01 AM

Uh, um, er, did he say "shaft packing".

(tigeal) · (tigeal) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 06-02-2003, 5:20 PM

The lock nut is the small one and the adjusting nut is the large nut at the end, back off the lock nut then turn packing nut by hand to get the correct drip count, tighten lock nut up to packing nut.

(sdub) · (sdub) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 06-03-2003, 9:43 AM

Which nut is the adjusting nut, the one towards the stern or the one towards the bow?

(tigeal) · (tigeal) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 06-03-2003, 9:09 PM

the large nut is the adjuster and the thin nut is the lock nut on my boat(02 vlx). that would make it the one towards the bow.

(sdub) · (sdub) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 06-04-2003, 8:42 AM

Thanks, i must of heard it backwards from my tech.