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Remove the nut with a spanner and lift off the wheel. (Fig 2)

Remove the gland nut from the bonnet by turning it in the anticlockwise direction. (Fig 3)

Remove the stuffing gland. (Fig 4)

Clean out the old packing in the stuffing box. (Fig 5)

Cut a strand of asbestos rope to make a new packing. (Smear it with water pump grease or graphite paste)
(Fig 6)

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