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Hello again -
Had some leakage around the packing nut on the 33 V-12 .
Looked like it had been gooped up with plumbers putty or something , and tightened in all the way by someone , nut flange was tight right up against the pump housing. I looked at the 37 and can see that shouldn't be the case as it shows several threads proud 0f the housing.
I got a rebuild kit from MM , and was going to pull the whole thing , BUT after reading the links to that work here , I opted for just redoing the packing , ask me why ? lol
Anyway , has anyone just replaced the packing alone ? should it be cut to fit in the recess in the back side of the nut or cut to fit inside the hole in the housing ? Just curious and looking for tips before I make the cut and fit .
I did some measurements and it looks like there is only a 1/16" clearance between the end of the shaft and the radiator if I was to pull the whole thing out as a unit. Beyond that I could shave a 1/16" off the 2 bottom longer studs that protrude out of the nut when tight also to gain more , but I am sure the whole thing may be solved by just the packing issue. - fingers crossed !

Thanks

If the bearings are reasonably tight and the shaft is not scored or corroded, repacking will usually fix the problem. The Literature archive on this website has a lot of service information that will be helpful.

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I had good luck with just doing the packing so far.
Took my time cleaned up everything that I could.
First time I cut the packing a little long and then tried shoving it in , it's got to be cut just right or the ends overlap even the tiniest bit causes trouble it seems.
Holding well , tiny single drip off the shaft setting overnight , better than a puddle in the drip pan.

I opted not to try pulling the pump , if this holds I will be happy.

Cut the ends of the rope at a bit of an angle so they butt up against each other on a bit of an angle. Make sure you use some sort of pick to get all of the old rope out. The modern packing as I remember will not work. There are some sellers that sell the correct packard packing.