Originally Posted by
Nickgb55
So I got my rudder tore apart with the help of this thread. I have an 85 Sunsport that had a lot of play in the rudder and some leakage.
All I had in mine was two grease seals and the c clip. Grease seals are similar to an o ring but the o ring is seated in a metal sleeves that slide into the the rudder post, I just learned that today. My rudder did not have any sock in it.
I took the grease seals to Napa and they where able to get an exact match. My question is without the sock what is to keep the rudder from continuing to wobble? Is it the pressure of the grease shot in it? Or are you guys adding an additional o ring between the two grease seals to help the rudder stay in place?