One old trick for tightening a bushing on a shaft is to centre punch the bushing (gudgeon) around the shaft (pintle) hole. That will spread the metal around the shaft enough to remove minor slop. It’s not the best way to fix a problem but will work for a while until you can do a permanent repair.
Rich Knowles Nanaimo, BC INDIGO LF38 Boatless! On May 31, 2015, at 07:47, Bill Bina via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: It is indeed, originally a 1/2 inch diameter pin in a 1/2 inch diameter hole. On mine, the portion on the rudder is still a nice close fit. Just the holes in the gudgeon are enlarged. I did use some 1/2 inch shrink tubing at one time to make up the difference. There really is not room for anything thicker. It seems so loose, but it really is not much of a gap at all. Just enough for an annoying clunk-clunk-clunk all night long of I don't wedge a length of pool noodle between the rudder and transom before turning in for the night. There is likewise, not enough meat to comfortably enlarge the gudgeon holes to fit thicker bushings. The only option would be to reduce the pin to 7/16 inch to allow for a slightly thicker bushing than the very thin shrink tubing. Note that the shrink tubing can not be a continuous piece the length of the pin, as it will not fit through the hole in the rudder piece. Not nearly as simple a problem as it might seem. I may even remove the piece over next winter and have Garhaur or some other machine shop make me new ones using my old one as a model. If I take that route, I will have them make it with a thicker wall, and room for replaceable generic plastic bushings. Bill Bina On 5/31/2015 10:05 AM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List wrote: > The setup appears to be metal on metal. I'm not sure there is much space > if any to squeeze a bushing in there. > > Brent > Lake Winnipeg. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 30, 2015, at 8:30 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > >> Delrin would be better, nylon swells when wet. Any vaguely competent >> machinist should be able to make them. >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> On 29 May 2015 at 15:25, Jerome Tauber via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >> I would try nylon bushings before replacing. Had them on my >> Rhodes 19. Jerry. 27mkv. J&J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 29, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Good day. >>> I'm noticing year after year there is more and more play in my >> transom hung rudder. The 27 MkV has some pretty heavy duty >> hardware which I believe we're made by Schaefer. I'd like to >> replace them. My web search is leading me nowhere useful. Has >> anyone replaced theirs and what did you use. >>> Cheers >>> >>> Brent Driedger >>> 27 MkV >>> Lake Winnipeg. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go >> to the bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to >> the bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com Rich Knowles Nanaimo, BC INDIGO LF38 Boatless!
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