Quick trick when pressing in bushings is to heat the aluminum (I used a bbq) and freeze/grease the bushing. I’ve done this with bearings in a magnesium transaxle’s intermediate plate.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2021, at 5:22 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > For those of you with aluminum goosenecks like ours, I took the suggestion > from Joel and Graham, and found bronze bushings at our local ACE hardware. I > then drilled out the 1/2" hole to 5/8", and pressed in the bushing. One > bushing was a tiny bit loose in the aluminum, so I mixed up some thickened > epoxy to ensure it won't move. There were stainless washers, and I'm going > to go with nylon, at least on the top and bottom. FYI, I found very little > wear in the hole where it attached to the boom, the wear was primarily in the > lower hole at the bottom of the mast bracket. > > Hope the picture helps. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5iixd3ooltio77/Gooseneck%20fitting%20with%20bronze%20bushings.jpg?dl=0 > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
