T&T: Trouble locating replacement pulley for steering system -- Ideas anyone?

[Alec McLocklin (amclockl)]

I have a 73 Grand banks that has a mess of pulley's. Should I take these
apart and grease them as part of a maintenance plan?


Alec

-----Original Message-----
From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com
[mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Clinkenbeard
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:37 PM
To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: T&T: Trouble locating replacement pulley for steering
system -- Ideas anyone?

If you can't find new parts to your liking...why not take the pulley and
housing to a machine shop and have them bore it out for a stainless
bearing/bushing and use a stainless pin with a grease zert...like a "wet
bolt".  I made wet bolts for my trailer leaf spring carriers using grade
8 bolts. ( The size I needed wasn't available) I bored a hole in the
center from the head to the wear point and then perpendicular at the
wear point.
Then I threaded the head for a grease zert.  Now I can grease them
anytime I want.  Keep the bushing greased and it will not wear like
yours did.

B