---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 10/19/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:42 PM - Re: rudder bearing play (mhubel) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:42:12 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: rudder bearing play From: "mhubel" I am now part way through a repair. I am replacing the original bearings with precision ball bearings. These are McMaster Carr number 57155K16 and are 3/16 ID, 5/16 OD with an extended center shaft. The biggest part of this is to open the 1/4 inch holes to 5/16. There appears to be enough metal to do this. The hole is first enlarged to 19/64 then reamed out to 0.3115 to make it a tight fit. The bolts may need to be sanded a bit with 400 paper to fit the bearing. If the holes the bolts seat in have been enlarged, (as mine were). they can be opened up to 1/4 inch and a spacer can be made out of bearing material (6391K124). Also a spacer will need to be made to take up the about 0.2 inch space between the top beating and the bracket. There will be more and pictures when all this is finished. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=355537#355537 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.