Blue grease marine On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 10:16 AM Camille Cloutier via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hi!! > > Thank you for the quick and precise answer! It is very appreciated! > > Last question: what king of grease do you us in the grease cup? White > grease? > > Have a good day! > > Camille > > > > Le mer. 24 avr. 2019 à 15:36, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > a écrit : > >> Camille, >> >> I originally had steering which was stiff and somewhat resistant to >> turning. My problem turned out to be old dry crusted grease in the rudder >> tube. After dropping the rudder, cleaning out the old, and replacing the >> rudder lubed with SuperLube, resulted in nice smooth steering. I grease it >> via a cup about once a year. All remains nice and well. >> >> It sounds easy, but it was a challenge to remove the radial. The bolts >> holding the radial together in my case were galled/corroded in place. >> >> Take a look at by blog post: >> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/2014/12/rudder-and-steering.html >> >> >> As for a grease cup, you likely do have one (or had one). it should be >> on the aft starboard side of the rudder rube. It is easy to access with >> the steering radial removed. Regular access requires an arm contortion >> trick: open the deck access plate just aft of the rudder post, stick you >> arm down and twist it under the radial drive disk, then reach towards the >> rudder post. It should be there. >> >> >> >> - >> Paul E. >> 1981 C&C Landfall 38 >> S/V Johanna Rose >> Fort Walton Beach, FL >> >> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> On Apr 24, 2019, at 11:10 AM, Camille Cloutier via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> We just signed in the CnC-List mailing list and we would have a question >> concerning our C&C boat Landfall 38. We live in Qu?bec and we are french >> speaking so I'll try to express myself as good as I can :) >> >> We find that the streering wheel is harder to turn then other C&C we have >> tried. We have replace all the wires so we are sure that the problem >> doesn't come from the pedestal. In the instruction manual, they talk >> about a >> grease cup which we don't have. We don't have teflon washer around the >> rudder shaft in the water either. >> >> Does anyone have informations about how the whole rudder system is put >> together so we can recondition it to have a smooth and easy steering wheel >> ? >> >> Thank you very much >> >> Camille >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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