Somehow you should find a way to get access to the rudder tube. On earlier models that meant crawling back through the cockpit lockers, but on your model there should be some sort of access. You might have to remove something. Anyway, the earlier versions had a grease cup that you fill with grease and then screw down to force the grease into the rudder tube and thereby lubricate the shaft. Lots of people replaced those cups with grease fittings so that they could just use an ordinary grease gun.
Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Blair Clark Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:59 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; Rod Stright Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder post sqeak Hi, I have a1988 C&C 30 MK II with edson pedestal and steering out of DYC in dartmouth NS. The steering of Incognito has developed a major sqeak when turning the wheel and it is stiff to turn. This Problem was first noticed when the wheel seemed stiffer than usual after launch. Then it seemed to be intermittent but today with heat is very stiff and loud.. First I thought it may be clutch on Raymarine wheel pilot but now I believe that I have narrowed it to either in the D 25 edson drive wheel or where the rudder post shaft enters the emergency tiller collar. I thought about taking the screws holding the outer collar of the emergency tille on the floor of the cockpit before the walk through transor to see if I could lubricate but chickened out as I really do not know what taking those screws out would lead to in the water. I have oiled the wire cable coming from base of pedestal to sheaves and then aft to drive wheel and the wheel runs quiter but the squeak is still severe. Please can someoen give me direction as to what to lubricate and how and whether this can be all done safely in the water. Thanks Blair Clark 902-423-4651
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