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I was getting 1 every 6 seconds and then at rest 1 every 40 seconds as soon as the motor was into neutral. So it is considerably better than before, but not the 3 drips minute when shaft turning, none when not.
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Whatever you do please don't go by suggested drip rates on old packing or with an old and worn shaft.
The best thing to do is adjust it for the least amount of dripping without any heat build up and that will be the best you can do.. Heat = BAD..
You packing is likely at the end of it's useful life if a 1/16th of a turn made that much difference. As I've stated before, a 1/2 a nut flat to a full nut flat of movement is a lot in terms of stuffing box adjustment. On old packing never do more than one nut flat at a time without running in gear for about 15 to 20 minutes before the next adjustment. Old flax can be finicky and it gets hard and less compressible / adjustable with age..