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    Posted: 29 Jan 09 at 11:17am

Originally posted by craiggo

If you get new ones, its good to check the hole pattern!

I replaced the pintles on my rudder stock last year as they were cracking, and the new ones have a different hole pattern. Took a bit of engineering to get them to fit with no movement once I'd ovalled the holes in the stock !!

Yes, be careful. I'd always assumed I had Sea Sure rudder fittings on my Laser 3000, but luckily took them with me when I went to buy replacements. The lady in the chandlers recognised them as RWO (oh the shame - and me an engineer, at least on paper). Subtly but significantly different fittings...
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I have tried to do it with a drill and a hammer before its near impossible but with the right tools its easy.

you need a peice of tube about 15mm ? diameter or what ever the bush fits inside, and a 12mm rod both around 30mm long and ends cut square.

you can then use a vice or G clamp to press with the rod the old seasure bush out of the fitting into the tube.

then just press the new bush into the fitting.

its well worth changing them because if there is any play your foils won't be in line.

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Sailboats list the bushes as a separate component - Clicky
£2.53 is certainly a lot cheaper than buying complete gudgeon assembly ?

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If you get new ones, its good to check the hole pattern!

I replaced the pintles on my rudder stock last year as they were cracking, and the new ones have a different hole pattern. Took a bit of engineering to get them to fit with no movement once I'd ovalled the holes in the stock !!

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email sent, awaiting reply with interest.

I'll post what they say for referance
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To be fair I've never had the misfortune of having to replace one and I'm
quite happy they don't simply pop out!   
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*hands up* i am wrong, it must be possible then.

the people to ask would be seasure, give them an email and they can moist likely ltell you exactly how to do it.

 

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The small carbon bush should be removable as you can buy
replacements.....? Maybe you were being a bit soft with it Dan   
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you can get bushes separarely though.

the rudder fittings are £21 which i call expensive

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The whole gudgeons are not expensive to replace, and i belive when i needed to do it it worked out that the bushes are not removable

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