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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > 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&C 34 (1981) > Victoria, BC > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Dennis C. via > CnC-List > Sent: May 10, 2019 6:39 AM > To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&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 <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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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