[C320-list] Emergency tiller cover

[Dave Hupe]

 Like several others have relayed, I too replaced my entire cover with 4200 sealant early on in our boat ownership.  It had leaked badly and saturated the steering quadrant. It worked fine for a while but started seeping again.  The seal is not very tight .... Design not great.  A coat of teflon grease on the rubber seal seems to be enough to resolve this (at least for now).
Dave Hupe
1994 C320 (#32)
    On Friday, April 16, 2021, 03:24:18 PM EDT, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:  
 
 I climbed into the steering gear compartment recently to do some 
inspecting. (Not as easily as when we bought the boat almost 20 years 
ago!) I found quite a bit of water on top of the steering quadrant that 
must be leaking in through the emergency tiller cover. I replaced that 
inspection port a number of years ago but it is leaking again. When I 
replaced it earlier I only replaced the removable part because the ring 
that is attached to the deck seemed solidly attached. But the rubber 
gasket on that ring is shot and I need to replace the whole thing this 
time.

I'm wondering how best to remove the old ring. It's held in with screws 
and some kind of sealant. I don't know what kind. And it isn't obvious 
how to work a blade in under the ring to break the bond. Does anyone 
know what sealant the factory used or have advice on how to remove this 
ring?

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Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653
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