USS Thresher

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Romel, I think this thread has what you are looking for

Dave - The Red cross care packages arived, thank you VERY MUCH, those are real small section seals, and the bearing will provide some support !!!! SWMBO imposed a strict work roster this weekend, lots of clearing out, so other than soaking some oil into the oilite (or whatever it is), i didnt get much time for anything

BTW this new website is giving me a headache, sorry for being a wingeing pom

Glade you got the goodies. You should not need to pre-soak the oilites, they're packed with oil as is.

Yesh, the 'new' forum is an aquired taste. No?

M

[Albion]

Romel, I think this thread has what you are looking for

Dave - The Red cross care packages arived, thank you VERY MUCH, those are real small section seals, and the bearing will provide some support !!!! SWMBO imposed a strict work roster this weekend, lots of clearing out, so other than soaking some oil into the oilite (or whatever it is), i didnt get much time for anything

BTW this new website is giving me a headache, sorry for being a wingeing pom

[Subculture]

Simply bearings is good for small oil seals. they have a couple that may do the trick, on at 0.18" and one at 0.188". So a bit under or a bit over.

http://simplybearings.co.uk

[trout]

No criticism, laziness is perfectly acceptable. I had repaired an old wtc from a well known submarine pioneer here in the USA and he also used silicon to fill the gasket space. It worked well for him!

[Albion]

There's no forces on the silicone, and the o ring section is already pretty small. Let's see how it goes

[Subculture]

If the o-ring groove is a bit shallow for existing o-rings, then you might might find you can use another size. e.g. you can swap imperial for metric o-rings and vice versa. Gives a bit of wiggle room.

Silicone rubber o-rings also squish down a bit easier than nitrile/buna-n, but have greater tensile and shear strength than silicone caulking, which has all the strength of wet pasta.

[trout]

Yes, Happy Father's day!

Albion, you used silicon as your seal on the black bulkhead. May I ask why you did not use a o-ring? or was it more an issue of convenience?

[redboat219]

Happy Father's Day to all the dads here.

[Albion]

Snort only, simple and dirty

[redboat219]

This is a pure SNORT non SAS?

[Albion]

Managed to get it out without disturbing pushrods. New one installed and working. I must have been a ginocologyst in a past life. Next job is soldering the wiring loom, air pump controller etc etc.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Slow work over weekend , but got the wtc cradles fixed in place. Also made new snort pipe which is hidden in mast. Lastly fired up the Rx and started checking servos. Annoyingly the vent servo which is now tucked inside the tube is NFG. Need to see if I can install a new one without disturbing the bulk head. Grrrr

You can swap out that servo without need of pulling the after ballast bulkhead. You'll need a very long hemostat. remove the two wheel-collars on the wet side of the pushrod; remove the dry-side servo bracket; grasp the servo with the hemostat and yank the entire unit out; replace.

M

[Albion]

Slow work over weekend , but got the wtc cradles fixed in place. Also made new snort pipe which is hidden in mast. Lastly fired up the Rx and started checking servos. Annoyingly the vent servo which is now tucked inside the tube is NFG. Need to see if I can install a new one without disturbing the bulk head. Grrrr

[Albion]

The drip trays round the edge, have the advantage of holding cylinders in place while you are working on other parts ;)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Good luck with the car. And I love the 'bread-board'. Any port in a storm, as they say.

Your WTC is coming around nicely. Yes: measure twice, cut once. Good policy.

Good stuff, sir!

M