shaft packing

A turn of the adjusting nut compresses the shaft packing.

The fire and flooding in Engineering were serious, even if the influx past the main shaft packing gland was muted by the fail-safe design of the seals.

A traditional variety of shaft packing comprises a square cross-section rope made of flax impregnated with wax and lubricants.

The market offers improved shaft packing materials that aim to be drip-less when the shaft is turning as well as when stationary.

In a common type of stuffing box, rings of braided fiber, known as shaft packing or gland packing, form a seal between the shaft and the stuffing box.