Packing material for rotary hand pump

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Messing with a rotary hand  pump.  Disassembled.  Cleaned, bead blasted.

Need some packing material for the shaft.  Dont need much of the packing material.

Most of the rope like packing  material I find online is 1/4 inch or larger diameter . Seems like the material I need would be thinner.

The old stuff seems like it has graphite in it.  Very brittle , falls apart

[enjenjo]

https://www.mcmaster.com/#compression-packing/=17dzdcr  They have some other materials too, some cheaper.

[Bruce Dorsi]

I use Teflon packing rope or string in many applications that used graphite-type packings previously.

  https://www.whiteheadindustrial.com/p-27663-532-x-18-teflon-valve-packing-rope.aspx?gclid=CMbvj9adx9MCFd6Nswodqu0NYg

This stuff can be found in hardware stores, Home Depot, Lowe's, plumbing supply houses, etc.

Wrap many turns in the area where the packing goes.  ...It compresses to make a seal.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

thanks for the options.  I will look around local Home improvement stores.  I'd like to put my hands on the stuff for a close up look.

Likely:  I will never use this pump.  I tried to sell it at a swap meet a few weeks ago.  People looked at it and told m e it was stuck & crusty.  I was using it as wall art in the garage.  I liked the look of it.

So.   I brought it home. Took it apart and started cleaning, blasting , rubbing on it.

[phat46]

I have bought small graphite packing in a very small blister pack at a hardware store, like what would have been used in an old fashioned faucet. Never used it, the faucet just needed a washer, but it is out there.