[AT] IHC H water pump packing

[Cecil Bearden]

Charlie:
I had the good fortune to learn from many old timers who started in the 
Blacksmith shop, or swept floors in the dealership, or started as the 
grease monkey as a millwright helper.  When I came along these guys had 
more than 30 years in the business as Mechanic, welder, millwright, 
boiler engineer.  Since I had grown up as the "gofer"on a construction 
site since I was 3 years old, I was able to get these guys to show me 
the tricks of the trade. Nearly every one of them was an adopted 
Grandfather to me.  After I graduated college, I was introduced to 3 
guys who retired with the Army Corps of Engineers when they really built 
dams and waterways. I also fell in good favor with the entire 
foundations & materials section in Tulsa and got to receive all the 
training they had to offer and was invited on many investigations..  I 
think this was all due to the training that my Dad and Uncle drilled 
into me as a kid.  Make yourself useful, keep your eyes open & your 
mouth shut, and always do more than your share.

Cecil in OKla


On 5/2/2017 11:39 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> That's pretty much the way you set up boat shafts Cecil.
> You don't want it so tight that it will burn the packing and/or
> cut a groove in a very expensive length of propeller shaft.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 9:54 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] IHC H water pump packing
>
> In my old days as a maintenance engineer for a hospital, the chief
> engineer had about 50 yrs experience when I came on board. He would
> tighten the packing nut until the shaft would only "sweat"a drop or two
> every 15 minutes.   He told me that this kept the packing from burning
> the shaft and still held water.   This was the procedure on all the
> circulation systems for heating, cooling, and hot water.  I would
> tighten it until it might stay damp, but not have any real noticeable
> leak overnight.   As long as you do not have any animals that would lick
> the antifreeze, then there isn't a problem.
>
> Cecil in oKla
>
>
> On 5/1/2017 8:01 PM, Len Rugen wrote:
>> I used my H a few weeks ago, then noticed the front tires were wet.  It
>> was about 4 quarts low, so I pressure tested the system.  At first, I
>> couldn't find a leak, then I found a slow drip off a fan blade.  After
>> tear down, I found the packing nut was just finger tight, which is
>> probably the cause.  I tightened it about 1/2 turn and couldn't turn the
>> pump shaft with my fingers, backing off about 1/6 or a little less lets me
>> turn the shaft.
>> How tight should I tighten the packing nut?
>>
>> Len Rugen
>>
>> rugenl at yahoo.com
>>
>>
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