bearings

[robertsquire]

hi i have a beneteau 430 1988/9, 3 cabin version and i need to replace the bearings on my rudder.i live in the uk and quite frankly getting help/information here is a nightmare.any ideas??

[DeepFrz]

Move to France.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Robert.

[skipmac]

Hi Robert and welcome to the forum,

Perhaps a little more detail would help.

Are you looking for a yard to do the job or instructions on how to do the job yourself or just specs on the bearings needed to do the job?

[nigel1]

Who have you tried contacting regarding information.
I have found Fox's at Ipswich and Dickies at Bangor (both Bene dealers) to be very helpful.
If it is of use, and the set up is similar to the 473, I have attached a PDF of the lower bearing re-attachment.
In the case of the 473 and other models, it was not the bearing suffering from wear, but that it detached itself from the shaft.

[MarkJ]

The copper part needs a slice taken out of it and the nylon part is still usually ok