RE: TR250 Drive Shaft

["Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>]

> Just what do the washers do since the joint is floating at all times?  At
> least it better be.

On mine, there was a thin washer between the packing and the screw-on cap.  I
presume it's function is much like the washer in a sink drain slip fitting, to
reduce the friction between the nut and the packing material, so it can be
tightened firmly without tearing the packing.

YMMV
Randall


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