[alberg30] Re: mast step/plate ?

[Sutherland]

From: tomsu at uky.campus.mci.net (Sutherland)

Adam...............You are not going to believe this but that is exactly
what I tried and I had equal success ! I had soaked the screws over nite
and thought about my old "impact driver" which I bought at Sears about 20
years ago when I was into motorcycles and after a few good licks and a
little more solvent they begin to move and before long "Voila". I just
suppose great minds think alike ! (wink)   Anyway.......... you can imagine
my supprise when I sat down tonight and saw your post. I am sure there are
situations where they must be drilled , but the old impact wrench saved me
the trouble this time. Thank you very much for you responce !........ And
another thanks to George for this wonderful list !!!

Tom Sutherland
A 30 #412


>From: asadeg at flash.net
>
>Tom.....Don't drill them out!!!!!!
>
>I just removed my step yesterday.  The screws holding down my mast step were
>severely corroded.  I have Hull # 493 ('72) and my boat  seems very similar to
>yours.
>
>I used a tool called an "impact driver"  Which is a screwdriver which when you
>hit the top of it with a hammer it turns the driver 20 degrees.  It cost
>$23.00 and was well worth it.  In fact I used it to take off  the severely
>corroded screws on the gooseneck track and the spin. pole track on the mast.
>I didn't break one screw or rip up any threads on the spar or on the mast
>step.  Also, on the mast step, once I loosened the screws with the impact
>driver I used the largest screwdriver I could find and used a crescent wrench
>for leverage.  Mind you this screwdriver was so big it just fit into the head
>of the screws on the step.  I had all six screws out in 10 minutes.
>
>By the way, the end of the impact driver that holds the screwdriver piece fits
>into a half inch socket drive.  That $23.00 was well worth it, I'll be using
>that tool for years.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Adam Sadeg
>Hull 493
>San Francisco, CA
>
>Sutherland wrote:
>
>> From: tomsu at uky.campus.mci.net (Sutherland)
>>
>> Fellow A-30 maintenance wizards ,
>>         I feel a need to remove and rebed the mast step/plate while my mast
>> is off. The deck seems quite sound and I am real interested in keeping it
>> that way. My question..............On hull # 412 the plate is mounted on a
>> raised portion of deck with six large flat head SS machine screws (corase
>> thread). These screws are 5/16 dia. and one inch long (from the top of flat
>> head). I only know this because one came out without a great deal of
>> resistance. I am soaking the other five with a bit of liquid wrench but
>> have had a great deal of difficulty in the past when I have found stainless
>> steel threaded into aluminum. Can anyone offer me some sage advice. Thanks
>> in advance for any suggestions !
>>
>> Tom Sutherland
>> A-30   #412
>>
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