clochmerle 2 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi, I have a spencer28, the rudder has a lot of play, bangs about. The bottom gudeon has quite some wobble in it. Where would I get a replacement? or do people put a bush in there? or drill for a bigger bolt? I'm in auckland, anyone know where to get a replacement gudeon? Thanks, attached a picture.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dambo 44 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 SanFran - we discussed this a while back when you had the same issue on your Spencer 30 - how did you resolve this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 000 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Had a similar issue in the H28. From the photo it appears that the gudgeon is bronze and the pintle is stainless steel. If this is so then almost certainly the wear is in the gudgeon. Is there is sufficient 'meat' in the gudgeon then take it off the rudder, drill it out and get a bush machined out of a bearing plastic - making sure its one of the non absorption plastics. You shouldn't need to replace the pintle. This is what I did on my boat and it is still perfect years later. The advantage of a bush is that they are cheap so get a couple made. If the problem should re-occur in the future then its an easy fix to slip in your spare bush. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SanFran 12 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 There's a place in onehunga. Henderson rd for memory. They can cut you a bush. You'll need a vernier to get an accurate measurement. I'm off to kawau tomorrow so won't have the details until I get back.... can you wait? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 LEP Engineering Plastics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Any engineering firm would be able to machine it and fit a bush, good for another 30 years. Biggest part of the job would be removing it all from the boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ptown 14 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Just did this job on the 930. took old bushes to Distributor for Xlube (details are on here in search somewhere). They measured them at the counter, didn't have them in stock so couriered them to me a t no extra cost the next day...brilliant service. Bought 3 extra sets all up 18 bucks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clochmerle 2 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Had a similar issue in the H28. From the photo it appears that the gudgeon is bronze and the pintle is stainless steel. If this is so then almost certainly the wear is in the gudgeon. Is there is sufficient 'meat' in the gudgeon then take it off the rudder, drill it out and get a bush machined out of a bearing plastic - making sure its one of the non absorption plastics. You shouldn't need to replace the pintle. This is what I did on my boat and it is still perfect years later. The advantage of a bush is that they are cheap so get a couple made. If the problem should re-occur in the future then its an easy fix to slip in your spare bush. Seems like the way to go, doesn't seem like I'd be able to find a new pintle. Have to wait until it's out of the water and get a couple of bushes made then. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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