Windpilot PACIFIC LIGHT, Manual

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4.2 CLEANING
• Clean the system with fresh water and rinse
thoroughly.
• TIP: thoroughly soak your PACIFIC LIGHT in
salt water (15 minutes should be long enough) at
twilight on a damp evening and then rinse with
fresh water.
• This applies equally to the rest of the boat. Salt
crystals and sunlight soon take the gloss off any
shiny surface, but a thorough soak and rinse at the
end of every long trip will keep your boat looking its
best.
4.3 BEVEL GEAR LINKAGE
• Clean the bevel gear linkage twice a year.
• Clean any salt or oil from bearing 328.
• Make sure the gears are in the right position when
reassembling the linkage (see Troubleshooting
section).
• Never grease bearing 328!
• Axle 303 may be treated with WD-40 or Teflon
spray.
• TIP: try to avoid leaving your system exposed for
long periods without use (remove or cover the
system). When the pendulum rudder is in the lift-up
position, dew and rain wash accumulated dirt and
grime off the rudder and rudder shaft down into
the bearings, causing them to seize. The bearings
can only become blocked with salt/dirt in the lift-
up position; the same can never happen in the
operating position!
REMOVING THE SMALL BEVEL GEAR 305
• Remove red cap 320.
• Release screw 163 to remove push rod 150.
• Release screw 334.
• Remove bevel gear and clean.
• Apply Locktite to the screws during reassembly.
4.4 PUSH ROD
• Always check that the top (156) and bottom (160)
universal joints turn smoothly on the push rod 150.
If they stick at all, try loosening the connections.
Apply WD-40.
PUSH ROD POSITION
• Nuts 154 are adjustable.
• Ideal position: windvane vertical, pendulum arm
300 vertical, pendulum rudder 440 in line with keel,
arm of small bevel gear 305 in the ‘quarter past
twelve’ position.