[Public-List] Tiller play and washers

[Daniel Sternglass]

Hello,

I have used brass washers (if thin) or bronze (if the gap is larger) 
with good success at reducing side play in the tiller head. Be sure the 
washers are large enough to cover as much as the bearing surface as 
possible, and don't have much play on the bolt. It is easy to 
over-tighten the pivot screw at the back of the fitting.

Also note that the "forks" need to be parallel, or you will not get the 
maximum friction and will induce uneven wear. I'm pretty sure that I 
needed washers on both sides to bring the forks back to being parallel, 
but I don't  have easy access to the boat now..

--Dan Sternglass
Watcher of the Skies, #201, 1966, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY

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