Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that he'd done that and overgreased the bearings and forced them out of kilter. I'm sticking with the grease cup although I had considered the zerc fitting. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Graham Collins <cnclistforw...@hotmail.com>wrote: > So I find that my rudder bearing still has the classic "fill it with > grease and then screw in the cap to force it into the bearing" piece > originally installed. I got the cap off - it all looks good but lord knows > when any grease was put in it. > > Anyway. Does anyone have a good reason why I shouldn't just drill a hole > in the cap, tap the hole and install a zerk fitting, and screw the cap back > on? Then I can just crank grease in using a gun. > > Graham Collins > Secret Plans > C&C 35-III #11 > > > On 2014-04-09 5:54 PM, Wally Bryant wrote: > >> This might be of value: <http://www.wbryant.com/ >> StellaBoat/Projects/steering/zerk/zerk.htm> >> >> Sheesh, has it been 11 years? I need to take a shower. >> >> Note the bearing experience at the bottom of the page. I must just be >> lucky, because that bearing is still incredibly tight, and my rudder has >> been abused. >> >> Richard wrote: >> >>> Joel, I didn't realize that there might be different fittings; if its >>> just a plug I can pull it out and inject the grease down into the hole? >>> Thanks >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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