[C38] 2nd time Delrin sleeve bearings replacement

[Pierre Patino]

I did not apply any grease or any other lubricant. Just in case I have
cleaned the levers very carefully so there's less chance of contaminants.
Let's see what happens in the next few years.
By the way, I found McMaster-Carr sells the Delrin in tubes. OD is 3/8" and
ID is 1/2". It's just a matter of cutting them to length.





On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 6:05 PM Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you ever greased them, or spray WD40? I think that might cause the
> delrin sleeves to swell a bit.
>
> Regards,
> Max Soto A.
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
> > On Jan 30, 2022, at 18:09, Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > <binnacle.jpg>
> >
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