[C38] 2nd time Delrin sleeve bearings replacement

[Pierre Patino]

Hi All
This is the second time in 12 years I've had to replace the Delrin sleeve
bearings in the binnacle. It was getting near impossible to shift
(forward/reverse) or throttle the engine because of the enormous torque
needed to spin the handles.

I took the binnacle's top part out and attempted to remove the inner levers
that attach to the cables and I was completely unable to do so at port. I
had to go to a friend's machine shop to use bigger tools. It's as if the
Delrin sleeve bearing had swollen so the inner diameter squeezed the levers
very tightly.

I put new sleeve bearings (kindly provided for free by Edson) and the inner
levers now spin freely.

I've asked this before but I need to ask again, am I the only one? Is there
something I should be doing to avoid this?

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