So Richard
Can you ascertain what exactly is squeaking?? In looking at the other comments to this thread, they covered the major components, so suggest you recruit a willing?? crew to slowly turn the wheel while you are carefully listening to each component. In our case, the wheel turns so freely that lightly applying the brake is helpful and that does squeak / groan on occasion. That said, we did remove the chain about 5 years ago as a preventive measure and glad we did. The PO had installed a bronze sheet around the rudder shaft to provide some friction and it was crumpling on the edges making steering difficult. We dropped the rudder, removed the sheathing, greased it all up and reinstalled. In the process thoroughly inspected the entire steering system. Seems the wire takes a pretty sharp bend going into the quadrant. The original wire had a few strands broken, so replacing the wire ensured the integrity. Inspected everything else in the process – all was well / lubricated appropriately and now it works perfectly. Cheers John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard Walter via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 9:34 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Richard Walter Subject: Stus-List wheel squeak Greetings, The wheel on our 1978 36-footer has always squeaked to varying degrees. Anyone found a solution to squeaky wheels? When it comes to getting grease, I cannot locate a grease fitting (Zerc). Anyone added one? Thank you, Richard s/v INDIGO
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