Seal that stuffing tube with a Vacum plug !!

[properchopper]

When I had to seal two of my wire-drive stuffing tubes, I ingeniously* used vacum plugs. Worked great ! Just sealed a .187 cable in my Cyberstorm the same way. Just punch a small hole in the end, slide on the stuffing tube for a nice seal

*It's hard to be humble when you're a Legend {In your own Shower}

[tth]

Sweet....I have been wondering how to convert one of my hydro's to wire without swapping out the stuffing tube. Good going there Tony....

[Ub Hauled]

LOL
nice Tony!
How did the testing go?

[bonewar]

GEE WOW,

That must have taken some thought power to sort that out.


Bonewar

[Jeff Wohlt]

I use antenna caps for the smaller wire drives and work well. Usually the cable will begin to eat the rubber but will last for a while. The vac cap may hold up better.

[H2OCamel]

Awesome tip thanks!

[FighterCat57]

When I had to seal two of my wire-drive stuffing tubes, I ingeniously* used vacum plugs. Worked great ! Just sealed a .187 cable in my Cyberstorm the same way. Just punch a small hole in the end, slide on the stuffing tube for a nice seal

*It's hard to be humble when you're a Legend {In your own Shower}

Nice. Very nice!

[ReddyWatts]

I like it!!!

[simo71]

What type of stores do you buy these from?

[properchopper]

What type of stores do you buy these from?

Auto parts stores.

[Shooter]

Great tip! And even if they do wear out, you can replace them for cheap! Do you usually punch a small hole? Or just slit the end?

[RandyatBBY]

Cool thought. Thanks

[properchopper]

And even if they do wear out, you can replace them for cheap! Do you usually punch a small hole? Or just slit the end?

Oh, Sorry, you mean the VACUM PLUG

Just a small hole with the tip of an X-acto blade

[Shooter]

Oh brother!!!!

I'm going to try the vacuum plug idea next time I remove the flex. Simple and functional.

I thought I was a genious one day and folded over the shrink tube into the stuffing tube. The theory was that it would act like a rotary lip seal. if the pressure is higher on the prop side, the folded lip would seal onto the flex shaft. Works good at first, but it splits after a few runs. The optimum would be the rotary type seal in the second photo.

[properchopper]

The vinyl plug works well for my wire drives which are "smooth". When I went to the auto parts store for bigger ones for the .187 shaft, all that was in stock was the rubber ones. One run on the rubber & it got worn. I found a vinyl one that fits in my parts drawer & just installed it-we'll see if the flex cable wears this one out.

The rotary seal you picture seems like a good idea - I'm going to see if I can find the right size & give that idea a try. Good thinking !