Servicing Kobelco® and Kemel® stern tube seal systems
Stern tube seal servicing Kobelco and Kemel systems
RM Propulsion’s service engineers have many years of experience in servicing *Kobelco® and *Kemel® stern tube seal systems, and carry out routine maintenance and overhauling, emergency repairs, and replacements for Kobelco or Kemel systems.
We will be happy to offer you free advice on any questions or concerns you might have about your system.
Our services for Kobelco or Kemel stern tube seals comes with a one-year warranty.
Chrome steel liners for Kobelco & Kemel stern tube seal systems
In addition, we also supply chrome steel liners for all standard systems. Our chrome steel liners are compatible with a range of Kobelco and Kemel seal systems, including:
Find out more about our chrome steel liners here.
Ocean Seal® compatible seals for Kobelco® & Kemel®
If your repair or overhaul requires spare parts, our Ocean® stern tube seal spare parts, are fully compatible with a range of Kobelco or Kemel products.
Kobelco Compact seal types:
- Kobelco DX stern tube seals
- Kobelco CX stern tube seals
- Kobelco C stern tube seals
- Kobelco Air seals AX
Kemel Compact seal types:
- Kemel DX stern tube seals
- Kemel CX stern tube seals
- Kemel C stern tube seals
- Kemel Air seals AX
In parallel with our compatible spare parts for your Kobelco or Kemel stern tube seal system, our service technicians are always at your service to install them for you. You can depend on our technical experience and knowlegde, we know your Kobelco and Kemel stern tube sealing systems through and through. More about our own Ocean Seal® Click here.
*RM Propulsion has no commercial relationship with Kemel Eagle Industry® or any other brands in their group. We are an independent company in the marine industry.
Does the propeller shaft need to be removed to replace Kemel seals?
This depends on what other maintenance work is required. For example, if your vessel’s chrome steel liners or bearings need to be replaced, it may make sense to remove the propeller shaft and install the Kobelco or Kemel stern tube seals directly in the housing. This maintenance operation is carried out in a dry dock.
However, it’s not necessary to remove the propeller shaft to replace the stern seal. Our expertise in stern tube seal bonding allows us to replace the stern tube seals without removing the propeller shaft. This can be carried out by our service engineers either afloat or in dry dock. Under normal conditions, we can replace both the forward and aft Kemel or Kobelco stern tube seals using bonding in three to four days.
*RM Propulsion has no commercial relationship with Kemel Eagle Industry® or any other brands in their group. We are an independent company in the marine industry.
