OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE
2.
Cut the safety wire (this wire prevents the packing gland from backing off entirely
in
the event of extreme looseness).
See
illustration.
Safety Wire
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3.
Using two pipe wrenches, one to stabilize the gland nut (the large nut to forward) and
the other applied to the locking nut, loosen the locking nut with a counter-clockwise
motion (loosen toward the left side of the boat).
See
illustration.
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