Kim, If I understand your set up the screws are long and go directly into pedestal and do not hold anything else. Keep dribbling some liquid wrench down screws and/or squirt PB Blaster with extender tube on screw/pedestal interface through new or any hole you find like wires for compass light. After soaking overnight try tapping on screw driver with hammer while turning or use small impact wrench. Grinding heads of screws will be difficult due to tool access. Good luck!
John Arpeggio C&C 32 -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Kim Brown Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:08 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Edson Pedestal I have been shamed into checking and lubing the steering by the crowd. Bottom end looks fine- no meat hooks tension seems about right etc. However I can't get the machine screws holding the binnacle loose. Upon removing the compass, there are four large slotted screws (with plastic/nylon isolating washers under their heads. They head down through the bottom of the nice chrome can that holds the compass. Next layer of this wedding cake is the throttle/shift piece, then a thin slice for the pedestal guard then the actual steering pedestal. Does any one know if these screws actually thread into the throttle/shift layer or just pass through all the way through to steering pedestal itself. Don't see any obvious way to apply PBBlaster, heat or other means of persuasion. If I just slice the heads off am I going to have enough of a stub to work with or am I likely to have to drill them out? Guess I could leave well enough alone but that is just asking for failure at an inopportune time.... Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
