The wheels on Peregrine ran on the bronze plate under the donut bushing you're showing. Over the years they had worn a slight dip in the plate, so I installed the bushing by propping up the rudder from beneath and removing the wheels and the bolt that holds them. All were in good condition on my boat, but I bet if you remove the wheels on yours, you can get the wheels turning again. Sometimes the stainless bushing on mine would turn a little, but a could see no harm in it.
Andy Formerly of C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Jan 6, 2018, at 08:39, Ron Ricci via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I’m wondering if anyone else has run into any similar issues with their > rudder. > > At the top of the rudder shaft , just below the radial wheel there is a > through bolt with two skate wheels that support the rudder. The wheels ride > on a flat steel donut shaped bushing which has approximately a 3”ID and 4”OD. > My wheels are frozen and do not turn. When the rudder is turned, the wheels > drag on bushing and rotate it. I’ve tried to reach in, turn the wheels and > spray in a lubricate but no luck. It looks like I may have to remove the > radial wheel for access and possibly replace the wheels. > > Given the radial wheel has been in place for 25 years, could there be issues > removing it? Does anyone know a source for skate wheels? > > There is also a bushing (around the rudder shaft) between the rudder and the > hull. With the boat on the hard, the bushing is free to move and rotate > around the rudder shaft. I guess when the rudder lifts up, the bushing > provides a bearing surface. Does this sound correct? > Thanks, > Ron > Ron Ricci > S/V Patriot > C&C 37+ > Bristol, RI > > ron.ri...@1968.usna.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
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