Couple of concepts for you.
First, using your stainless sleeve idea, explore a Helicoil. Many grease
fittings are 1/8 NPT.
https://www.amazon.com/Recoil-36028-Thread-Repair-Inserts/dp/B00KGO2DK0
A Helicoil (thread repair fitting) will give you increased hold in the
fiberglass tube. I suspect y
Clean, degrease and then mask the area as best you can before you begin.
I would use an appropriately sized "end mill" that matches the outside
diameter of a stainless or bronze (not brass or copper) pipe nipple. 1/4"
or 3/8th pipe nipple would be appropriate. Unlike a drill bit the end mill
wil
There are 2 on my 35mkII grease cups i mean for the rudder post. I had one
corrode away beyond removal as a whole so i cleaned up the residue with a
drill lightly used and a tap a got 2 new grease cups from moyer marine.
They sell the cups for the pump on the A4 at a considerable cost but made
me f
When I had the rudder out I cleaned up the hole where the grease cap was, had a
5' 1/4" hydraulic hose made up by a local tractor service shop that had a
fitting to go in the rudder post and a zero at the other end. I used Wests
6/10 epoxy on the rudder post threads to just hand tight. I ran t
Sorry, can't answer your questions, but now you have me wondering if I
should be looking for a grease nipple on my 35-2? I need to inspect the
steering gear soon...
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Shawn Wright
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S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35
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On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 7:15 PM
I tried to grease the rudder post on my '81 C&C34 last year and the nipple
when touched, fell out of the fibreglass and in my hands. I could see what
appeared to be the stainless rudder post through the hole. I was going to
enlarge the hole, put a larger stainless sleeve in first then insert a
ni
