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Originally Posted by GB SISSON
Thanks. Do you cut the packing into rings or wrap it around like string? And if so, in what direction? (North of the equator)  |
You can buy the lead packing rings as a full circle or as split rings. Split rings can be installed by just removing the nut, but the shaft must come out to install the full circle rings. I don't recall which ones I used, but they both work fine, as long as they are well grease during installation.
I snugged the nut a few times while the engine was running, after I first rebuilt the pump, and only checked the nut a couple times in the next ten years.