Hello again, Thanks to all who responded to my request however none had actual experience with this tool. Well, now I do and I must say my experience went exactly as planned. It took about an hour even with the "learning curve". Based on my experience, there is no reason to remove the shaft, which in itself is quite a chore. I have read some real "horror show" accounts of attempts at changing cutlass bearings but this was no problem. Make no mistake though, it took a lot of force to push the bearing out. I was quite tired of cranking on the 24" breaker bar turning the screws. I would not hesitate to reccomend this method to anyone with a strut mounted bearing. The tool is quite expensive at $800 (a single shaft size is available for $400) but I was able to rent it from my prop shop for $70 for the day. Well worth it. > Hello all, > > I am looking for experiences with this method of cutlass bearing > replacement, good or bad. I have a 1 1/2" shaft, 2 3/8" OD bearing in a > strut (not a log) that needs replacing. I am a pretty good mechanic but > have never tried this before. I would likely make my own version of the > tool instead of paying the $400 price tag. It looks easy enough in their > you-tube video ;-) > > Thoughts? > > > MAry & SCOTt > aka MASCOT (Back Cove 29) > Currently in the workforce but > looking forward to our next adventure. > Visit our website: http://mascot.talkspot.com

What is the tool called? Manufacturer? -----Original Message----- From: Trawlers-and-Trawlering [mailto:trawlers-bounces@lists.trawlering.com] On Behalf Of Mary & Scott Coles Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 8:29 PM To: trawlers@lists.trawlering.com Cc: Mel Kaluzny Subject: T&T: Strut-Pro cutlass bearing tool follow up Hello again, Thanks to all who responded to my request however none had actual experience with this tool. Well, now I do and I must say my experience went exactly as planned. It took about an hour even with the "learning curve". Based on my experience, there is no reason to remove the shaft, which in itself is quite a chore. I have read some real "horror show" accounts of attempts at changing cutlass bearings but this was no problem. Make no mistake though, it took a lot of force to push the bearing out. I was quite tired of cranking on the 24" breaker bar turning the screws. I would not hesitate to reccomend this method to anyone with a strut mounted bearing. The tool is quite expensive at $800 (a single shaft size is available for $400) but I was able to rent it from my prop shop for $70 for the day. Well worth it. > Hello all, > > I am looking for experiences with this method of cutlass bearing > replacement, good or bad. I have a 1 1/2" shaft, 2 3/8" OD bearing in > a strut (not a log) that needs replacing. I am a pretty good mechanic > but have never tried this before. I would likely make my own version > of the tool instead of paying the $400 price tag. It looks easy > enough in their you-tube video ;-) > > Thoughts? > > > MAry & SCOTt > aka MASCOT (Back Cove 29) > Currently in the workforce but > looking forward to our next adventure. > Visit our website: http://mascot.talkspot.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.