# Rudder post grease cup

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**Created:** [May 9, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/rudder-post-grease-cup/3714 "2011-05-09T17:09:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/Dave)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/rudder-post-grease-cup/3714/1 "2011-05-09T17:09:54Z")

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On my N33 I have a grease cup which is screwed into the rudder post  
just below the steering quadrants. Either the threads on the grease  
cup or the threads in the rudder post are stripped so that now I  
cannot tighten the cup onto the post, and therefore cannot insert  
grease in the rudder post.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to address this problem?

I tried putting a 1/4 inch grease nipple in the rudder post hole, but  
the grease nipple was a tiny bit too small... perhaps I am dealing  
with metric sizes?

Thanks  
Dave Keeping  
St. John's, NL, Canada  
Catalyst II, N33, Hull 22

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**Author:** ![Al\_Maclatchy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Al\_Maclatchy1](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/Al_Maclatchy1)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/rudder-post-grease-cup/3714/2 "2011-05-09T19:08:33Z")

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I had the same problem on our N26C. The threads in the fiberglass had failed. I degrease everything with acetone, cleaned out the hole with a Dremmel tool, being careful not to go into the rudder shaft. I then glued in a regular grease nipple using an epoxy called J-B Weld. It works great and I think, should the nipple ever fail, it could be removed with a spanner.

Allan & Judy Maclatchy  
Nonsuch 26C 106 SWALE  
Ottawa River, Canada.

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**Author:** ![user76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c37758/32.png) [@user76](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/user76)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/rudder-post-grease-cup/3714/3 "2011-05-09T20:53:44Z")

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Is it stuck, or does it turn without advancing?

If it turns, what does it look like when you take it off?

Mark fagelman

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Perrins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Allen\_Perrins](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/Allen_Perrins)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/rudder-post-grease-cup/3714/4 "2011-05-09T22:27:17Z")

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Hi

I replaced the grease cup with a barb fitting and a hose leading up  
to the corner of the starboard locker. Zerk fitting there.  
Note, preload the hose with grease before final assembly.

Al