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&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Thu, May 9, 2019, 10:56 AM DMcMillan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > We have a 1981 C&C34 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&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 > >
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