Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
Per Edson’s instructions, both nuts go on the “bitter end” of the cable. One is to tension the cable, the other is a locking nut to prevent the other nut from coming loose. FWIW, if you’re dealing with a swaged threaded rod on the end of the cable and chain, you’re using a 38 year old steering component that is recommended to be changed every 10 years. So cut the cable, remove the threaded rod from the radial drive, get a new chain/cable set up with take up eyes and rope clamps and be happy the old one never failed! Chuck Gilchrest 1983 Landfall 35 Sent from my iPhone > On May 10, 2019, at 10:05 AM, DMcMillan via CnC-List > wrote: > > There is not enough slack in the cable to pull it off the quadrant – if I > could do this there would be enough slack to pull the end of the chain up > through the binnacle for inspection, but now the only way to get more slack > is to take a pulley off, something I am reluctant to do. > > We tried tightening the nut to break the stud out, but no luck (but it has > not been treated with penetrating oil yet).There is no nut on the cable > side of the stud, but I think it is a good idea to do this when re-assembling. > > Dennis > Andante > C 34 (1981) > Victoria, BC > > From: CnC-List On Behalf Of Dennis C. via > CnC-List > Sent: May 10, 2019 6:39 AM > To: CnClist > Cc: Dennis C. > Subject: Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable > > How much slack is in the cable? Can you put the nut back on and try to > tighten it to pull the stud through the hole a bit and break it loose? > > Also, there should be a nut on the cable side of the stud. That is, on each > side of the hole in the quadrant. See: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E8roNobdRFd7kJQj40cMM5MNYy7F6Q9e > > Were that the case, you could have used that nut to possibly pull the stud > out. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 9:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List > wrote: > We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the > binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be > disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the > binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the links > for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a screw > fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole in the > quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the screw > fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is corroded in > the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant.Does anyone have suggestions on > getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging the fitting or the > quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 > > Thanks > > Dennis > Andante > C 34 > Victoria, BC > > > ___ > > 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 > ___ 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
Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
There is not enough slack in the cable to pull it off the quadrant – if I could do this there would be enough slack to pull the end of the chain up through the binnacle for inspection, but now the only way to get more slack is to take a pulley off, something I am reluctant to do. We tried tightening the nut to break the stud out, but no luck (but it has not been treated with penetrating oil yet).There is no nut on the cable side of the stud, but I think it is a good idea to do this when re-assembling. Dennis Andante C 34 (1981) Victoria, BC From: CnC-List On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: May 10, 2019 6:39 AM To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable How much slack is in the cable? Can you put the nut back on and try to tighten it to pull the stud through the hole a bit and break it loose? Also, there should be a nut on the cable side of the stud. That is, on each side of the hole in the quadrant. See: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E8roNobdRFd7kJQj40cMM5MNYy7F6Q9e Were that the case, you could have used that nut to possibly pull the stud out. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 9:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the links for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a screw fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole in the quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the screw fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is corroded in the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant.Does anyone have suggestions on getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging the fitting or the quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 Thanks Dennis Andante C 34 Victoria, BC ___ 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
Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
How much slack is in the cable? Can you put the nut back on and try to tighten it to pull the stud through the hole a bit and break it loose? Also, there should be a nut on the cable side of the stud. That is, on each side of the hole in the quadrant. See: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E8roNobdRFd7kJQj40cMM5MNYy7F6Q9e Were that the case, you could have used that nut to possibly pull the stud out. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 9:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List wrote: > We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the > binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be > disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the > binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the > links for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a > screw fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole > in the quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the > screw fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is > corroded in the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant.Does anyone have > suggestions on getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging > the fitting or the quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 > > > > Thanks > > > > Dennis > > Andante > > C 34 > > Victoria, BC > > > > > ___ > > 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
Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
I read a pretty authoritative article that ranked a 50/50 mix of ATF and Acetone as being more effective than any of the commercial products. I keep some in a squirt can on board.Just my $.02 worth.Bruce Whitmore Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List Date: 5/10/19 6:00 AM (GMT-05:00) To: C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable I don't think there is anything else holding the screw, just corrosion. Try twisting, rocking, pushing and pulling. I find PB Blaster pretty effective too.There should be 4 bolts that hold the 2 halves of the quadrant together. If push comes to shove you might just disassemble there.Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C 37+Solomons, MD On Thu, May 9, 2019, 10:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List wrote:We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the links for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a screw fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole in the quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the screw fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is corroded in the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant. Does anyone have suggestions on getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging the fitting or the quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at:https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 Thanks DennisAndanteC 34Victoria, BC ___ 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
Re: Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
I don't think there is anything else holding the screw, just corrosion. Try twisting, rocking, pushing and pulling. I find PB Blaster pretty effective too. There should be 4 bolts that hold the 2 halves of the quadrant together. If push comes to shove you might just disassemble there. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C 37+ Solomons, MD On Thu, May 9, 2019, 10:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List wrote: > We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the > binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be > disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the > binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the > links for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a > screw fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole > in the quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the > screw fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is > corroded in the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant.Does anyone have > suggestions on getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging > the fitting or the quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 > > > > Thanks > > > > Dennis > > Andante > > C 34 > > Victoria, BC > > > > > ___ > > 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
Stus-List C 34 - steering cable
We have a 1981 C and want to do an inspection of the chain within the binnacle that connects to the steering cable. To do this the cable must be disconnected from the quadrant in order to pull the chain up through the binnacle once the compass is removed. Once out I intend to inspect the links for cracks with a magnifying glass. The wire cable itself has a screw fitting swaged on to it and the screw fitting passes through a hole in the quadrant and is secured with two nuts. With the nuts backed off the screw fitting would not budge, and it appears the stainless screw is corroded in the hole in the aluminum (?) quadrant.Does anyone have suggestions on getting the screw fitting out of the hole without damaging the fitting or the quadrant. Access is quite limited. See photos at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWoCWrkJxzRaDLaF6 Thanks Dennis Andante C 34 Victoria, BC ___ 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
