I used a hammer drive screwdriver and heat to the area under the screws - it
was a b...h.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brown" <kimcbr...@comcast.net>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:08 AM
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
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