OK, here's what did it:
1. Patience
2. 4 inch gear puller
3. Axle nut on the shaft into which I inserted another nut that just
fit, so that the gear puller shaft would be centered
4. A corrosion remover such as Corrosion X or PB Blaster
I can't tell you whether the arrangement or the patience was the major factor, but I did not ammend the corrosion buster that had been there for months, when I had tried without luck.
I slid a large washer over the shaft, then the axle nut.
I tightened the axle nut a much as possible to make certain I had not jammed the wheel on the shaft in my previous attempts.
I backed the axle nut off, with the castlations proud of the shaft and inserted another nut inside them.
I used the inserted nut to center the shaft of the gear puller, positioned the gear puller fingers on the back of the wheel and applied torque. Slowly it broke loose and slid off.
This method requires backing off the axle nut as you go, but by the time you have moved the wheel 1/2 the depth of the axle nut, you are home free.
What did I find? Corrosion, but not much. Gunk that was pretty hard, but scraped off or responded to additional corrosion buster. I can't tell whether the corrosion buster applied months ago did its job and dried up or the lubricant that was there on initial assembly simply turned to glue after 16 years. For certain, the wheel is off and it won't go back on until it has been cleaned up and slides on the shaft like a glove.
It is really easy to get around the CD-36 cockpit when the wheel is removed. Makes for much better parties!
BTW, we had a wonderful sail on Saturday in rather light air, with dophins all around us. What a great boat! Thanks to Messrs. Alberg and Vavolitas.
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
parfait@nc.rr.com
Destroyer Wheel Removal
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Ken Coit
Re: Destroyer Wheel Removal
Follow Up:
Cleaned the cavity in the wheel with a minor amount of corrosion remover, scraping and a bit of emery cloth; cleaned the shaft in the same way; lubricated both; slid the wheel on the shaft and it jammed. But not much! Adjusted the (Woodruff?) key such that it set down into the slot on the shaft correctly, and all is well.
The wheel slides on like a glove, or even better, and it can be removed in seconds. It is much easier to get around the cockpit.
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
parfait@nc.rr.com
Cleaned the cavity in the wheel with a minor amount of corrosion remover, scraping and a bit of emery cloth; cleaned the shaft in the same way; lubricated both; slid the wheel on the shaft and it jammed. But not much! Adjusted the (Woodruff?) key such that it set down into the slot on the shaft correctly, and all is well.
The wheel slides on like a glove, or even better, and it can be removed in seconds. It is much easier to get around the cockpit.
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
parfait@nc.rr.com
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Bob Pence
Re: Destroyer Wheel Removal
Ken, how do ou sail with the wheel off? BobKen Coit wrote: Follow Up:
Cleaned the cavity in the wheel with a minor amount of corrosion remover, scraping and a bit of emery cloth; cleaned the shaft in the same way; lubricated both; slid the wheel on the shaft and it jammed. But not much! Adjusted the (Woodruff?) key such that it set down into the slot on the shaft correctly, and all is well.
The wheel slides on like a glove, or even better, and it can be removed in seconds. It is much easier to get around the cockpit.
Ken Coit wrote:
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
sixpence@dmv.com
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Ken Coit
Re: Destroyer Wheel Removal
Bob,
Sail? I thought I bought a giant unending project. We have been sailing, but not since we got the wheel off. The autopilot would work, but it is a bit tricky getting her out of the slip.
Neat thing about it is that I can deploy the wheel from its storage hook in the cabin in about 30 seconds. It takes longer to get the canvas off the pedestal. Meanwhile, as I roam about the cockpit doing things, I don't have to squeeze by the wheel. Just one weekend of carefree cockpit wandering makes up for all the trouble I had getting it off in the first place.
Of course, it also makes the emergency tiller a bit easier to deal with should the need arise.
Hope that land cruiser (was it a Winnebago and an F-250?) is working out for you. If you need to go sailing, let me know; we owe you one.
Ken
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
parfait@nc.rr.com
Sail? I thought I bought a giant unending project. We have been sailing, but not since we got the wheel off. The autopilot would work, but it is a bit tricky getting her out of the slip.
Neat thing about it is that I can deploy the wheel from its storage hook in the cabin in about 30 seconds. It takes longer to get the canvas off the pedestal. Meanwhile, as I roam about the cockpit doing things, I don't have to squeeze by the wheel. Just one weekend of carefree cockpit wandering makes up for all the trouble I had getting it off in the first place.
Of course, it also makes the emergency tiller a bit easier to deal with should the need arise.
Hope that land cruiser (was it a Winnebago and an F-250?) is working out for you. If you need to go sailing, let me know; we owe you one.
Ken
Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
CD-36 #084
Raleigh, NC
parfait@nc.rr.com