06 SangerV215 prop shaft seal ?

(repo) · (repo) **Join Date: Feb 2010** 02-18-2011, 7:28 PM

Whats involved in changing out the prop shaft seal in a 06 Sanger V215. I think mine has started to leak. Will be pulling it up on the trailer to check it out tomorrow.

(wake_upppp) · (wake_upppp) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 02-18-2011, 8:23 PM

They are supposed to leak some. 10 drops a minute or something like that. You can adjust them as well. If you don't have the dripless packing, it's normal.

(repo) · (repo) **Join Date: Feb 2010** 02-18-2011, 8:43 PM

Its leaking a little more than 10 drops a minute.

(wake_upppp) · (wake_upppp) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 02-18-2011, 8:44 PM

Try to adjust it. Maybe it's 10 drops every 30 seconds, I for get now. Something like that.

(rallyart) · (rallyart) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 02-19-2011, 12:11 AM

Ian, mine is an '06 with over 300 hours and I adjusted mine for the first time this summer. It makes a big difference. I had it a bit too tight and had to loosen it a smidge to get enough drip. I wanted to in '09 but I did not have the wrenches. The nut was a 2" and the lock nut was 1-7/8". Or at least those are the wrenches I used. You could but one combination open end wrench and cut the middle out of it. It's pretty quick to do.
I think 10 drips per minute is not a big deal. Mine was maybe 35 before I tightened it. It might have been 5/min. when I was done.

(dave27) · (dave27) **Join Date: May 2005** 02-22-2011, 10:54 AM

I just adjusted mine for the first time at 490 hours. Mine looked like a 5 year old boy peeing off the side of the boat. I cut off the safety wiring, broke free the jam nut, turned the adjusting nut one full turn. Then tightened it all up. Now it is sweet. I put back the safety wiring but I am not really sure I need it.

My Sanger dealer/shop told me 10 drops per minute.

Art did you remove/replace the safety wire?

(rallyart) · (rallyart) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 02-22-2011, 12:22 PM

Never put it back on