What Thickness of Gland Packing should I Buy?

[DBA Forum (B) - Chris Roy]

I need to repack my stuffing box and have measured the gap at 14 to 15mm.
ASAP Supplies only have 13 or 16mm square gland packing and they tell me the 16mm will be OK.
Are they correct?

Regards
Chris Roy

[DBA Forum (B) - Paul Hayes]

Hi Chris

The old 5/8" is 16mm, so buy that one, before cutting your "turns" to length, place the packing on a flat surface and slightly flatten with a hammer (gentle does it). It will reduce in thickness and increase in width. Cut to length and use in the normal fashion, and Bob's your Uncle.

Have dome this many times when repacking water pumps etc.

Hope this helps.

Paul Hayes

[DBA Forum (B) - Tim Hackett]

I've learned from that Paul, thank you.

Tim

[DBA Forum (B) - Balliol Fowden]

[quote="Paul Hayes" post=56174]Hi Chris

.......... place the packing on a flat surface and slightly flatten with a hammer (gentle does it). It will reduce in thickness and increase in width. Cut to length and use in the normal fashion, and Bob's your Uncle.

............ flat CLEAN surface.............

Balliol.

[DBA Forum (B) - Paul Hayes]

Thanks Balliol. quite correct

It is easy to take things for granted, and not think from the inexperienced view.

Paul

[DBA Forum (B) - Chris Roy]

Thank you all for your advice.
The collective wisdom of the DBA membership scores again.

[DBA Forum (B) - Frank Kordbarlag]

Lohman in Haren supplies the packing in 1 mm steps....