I have just removed the cutless bearings and they seem to be some kind of compressed fibre material, but there is no name or any identification marks that I can see. I wonder if someone might know what sort of material it is and better still where to get some new ones. My ones are 48 mm o/d, 32mm i/d and are 150mm long.
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
It is most likely a Tufnol bearing or a phenolic resin type, very common.
It may also be custom made and not an off the shelf part
for reference
www.mjengineering.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CutlessBearingNMS.pdf
Will probably be oversized and you will need to get it turned down to the ID of your stern tube.
If not turned down on a lathe you will never get it aligned. ![]()
Best fixed in place with an industrial grade aradite
I have just removed the cutless bearings and they seem to be some kind of compressed fibre material, but there is no name or any identification marks that I can see. I wonder if someone might know what sort of material it is and better still where to get some new ones. My ones are 48 mm o/d, 32mm i/d and are 150mm long.
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
CammThane have several choices.
www.cammthane.com.au/