Bob Grundy Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I need to repair the water pump on my 1928 Vulcan. Does anyone know where I can get some material to make a gland as the leak is quite bad. My 'Caxtons Modern Motor Engineer', a prewar 4 volume set of books mentions CRESSWELL as the correct thing to use but despite a web search I cannot find it. Is there another modern product that I could use ? Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Hi Bob, try a marine chandlery, as they sell gland packing to seal propeller shafts on motor boats (I resealed the hydraulic rod on my Chevy tipper with this material) Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Heritage Steam or Seddon and Blacks - all sorts of lovely graphite packings available for steam engines and associated pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Morning Bob, Do you actually want to make the gland, or re-pack it? The original packing was probably based on tarred rope or the like, and that would be the best solution. The Graphite packings we use now are best for limited rotation applications like valve stems and actuators, don't know how good they would be on an engine application. We went to Graphite as a packing material as we needed to fireproof the glands. In a fire situation they will move and leak but will not completely fail. If you need to make the gland itself I'd just contact a bronze foundry for a lump of stock bar. Admiralty bronze would be best, as the small percentage of Tin makes a difference to the machinability of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This site may have what you are looking for. http://www.agismfg.com/html/stuffingboxmini.html?gclid=CJe6h6__1r8CFYvLtAodfT8A9Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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