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Southwind Steering Cable Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: Repairs and Maintenance Forum Name: Boat Maintenance Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22033 Printed Date: November-20-2024 at 12:28am Topic: Southwind Steering Cable Posted By: politicallycorrect Subject: Southwind Steering Cable Date Posted: June-09-2011 at 1:03pm We've been trying to resurrect our original white steering cable in our southwind 20. Been squirting pb blaster down the cable for a few days now. Any suggestions? Scott ------------- Skin grows back...fiberglass doesn't!! Replies: Posted By: 8122pbrainard Date Posted: June-09-2011 at 1:20pm Scott, It sounds like you have fallen for the advertising BS and bought the "cr*p in a can" 8122pbrainard wrote: From: "Cost of replacing manifold" thread. 8122pbrainard wrote: Whitfield wrote: At times we also used PB blaster Hopefully you don't fall for other advertising BS hype like for Fram filters too! 8122pbrainard wrote: Here's the list of torque requirments copied from the other thread: Penetrating oil ..... Average load None ...................... 516 pounds WD-40 ................... 238 pounds PB Blaster ............... 214 pounds Liquid Wrench ......... 127 pounds Kano Kroil .............. 106 pounds ATF-Acetone mix.......53 pounds I don't even consider WD40 to be a penetrating oil so that puts PB at the bottom for me. Kroil is a on line order only so when I was taking my 1927 Flexifour apart and trying to break the rusted pistons loose, I did pick up a can of PB. A week went by with no luck and then the Kroil came in. The next day after using some of the Kroil, all four pistons were loose. I ended up using the PB as a honing lubricant! The home brew ATF and reducing it with a solvent is real interesting! I need to mix up a batch and give it a try. Squirtng just the end won't do it. Some have used a lenght of rubber hose clamped off to the other jacket, filled it with a decent penetrating oil and them hooked up the compresed air to force the lube all the way through to the other end. It is successful at times. If not, a new cable is in order. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < Posted By: TRBenj Date Posted: June-09-2011 at 1:25pm For $105, just get a new one. You need a 17' cable. http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=74213F - Teleflex steering cables at Go2Marine ------------- Posted By: karen Date Posted: June-10-2011 at 2:25am Thanks for the update. I should have read it thoroughly earlier to pellet mill avoid misunderstanding. More interesting post in the future please. http://www.pelletmill.com - http://www.pelletmill.com

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