Is heating aluminium a good idea? On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 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 -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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
