Depends on how your rudder/tube is constructed. Many assemblies have no bearings, they rely on a film of grease in the rudder tube, plus delrin bearing surfaces at deck level and where the rudder shaft exits the boat. If yours is this construction, then your only recourse would be to line the rudder tube with graphite-filled epoxy. If you have real bearings, then it's a totally different story.
On 31 October 2013 07:34, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com> wrote: > Hey, > > Has anyone got any advise or insights on replacing a rudder bearing? > > Mine is a bit too sloppy for my liking. is this huge PITA? > > What would be the steps to doing a good repair/maintenance vs what the > yard might do. > > I guess if it isn't actually broke yet, it would be considered > preventative maintenance, right? > > I've already lost steering once and really don't want to experience that > again. > > Danny > Lolita > 1973 Viking 33 > Westport Point, MA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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