The Ford Barn

J Franklin · 06-21-2014, 09:07 PM

You will prematurely damage the pump shaft with string packing. Ford advertisements warned against it. use packing sold by the model A parts suppliers it will work without scoring the shaft. A faucet turns very few revolutions in a year.

wbs · 06-23-2014, 06:43 PM

thank you -that makes sense

06-21-2014, 09:07 PM	#1
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,370	Re: re packing a water pump You will prematurely damage the pump shaft with string packing. Ford advertisements warned against it. use packing sold by the model A parts suppliers it will work without scoring the shaft. A faucet turns very few revolutions in a year.

06-23-2014, 06:43 PM	#2
wbs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 322	Re: re packing a water pump thank you -that makes sense