[C38] Pedestal throttle/transmission bushings

[Pierre Patino]

Oh and I'd like to add that I cleaned and lightly sanded the inside of the
bushings in order to reduce the friction. Now the levers move a bit more
easily but not as easily as I would like (without even attaching the
cables).



On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 11:31 AM Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Hi Larry
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> Oh yeah. I took the whole unit (
> https://edsonmarine.com/standard-clutch-and-throttle-control-8/ )  apart.
> I had the riser out of the pedestal completely decoupled. Turning the
> levers was very hard. I had to use a hammer to get the shafts out (careful
> not to mushroom the ends) and no amount of lubrication would make it easy
> to put the levers back in. It's like the inside diameter of the Delrin
> bushings had decreased. So now I'm waiting for replacement bushings.
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> Max- interesting information on greasing the bushings. I don't remember if
> I did five years ago but I will definitely not do this this time.
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> On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 10:55 AM <larrypi at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Pierre, are you sure it’s the bushings and not the lubricant on the lines?
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>> Larry Malmberg
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>> *From:* Listserve <listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> *On Behalf Of *Pierre
>> Patino
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 09, 2021 10:32 AM
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>> *Subject:* [C38] Pedestal throttle/transmission bushings
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>> Hello again
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>> Back in 2015 I wrote about my need to replace the Delrin bushings in the
>> pedestal since it was getting harder to shift the transmission and to
>> throttle the engine. Like an idiot I forgot where I got the replacements so
>> I had to start the search again (found: Edson part number 960-A-125 ). So
>> they basically last about five-six years. Is that  normal or am I missing a
>> maintenance step? No amount of lubricant made a difference when I took the
>> levers apart. It also took a fair amount of convincing to get the shafts
>> out (
>> https://edsonmarine.com/engine-control-shaft-assembly-for-870st-45-960-a-938
>> ).
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>> Expected behavior?
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>> Thanks
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