Verl Top rudder bearing query

[trew]

My Verl 27 has new lower skeg bearings made from Delrin, but I'm not sure whether I can replace the cockpit floor bearing without dropping the rudder. Pictures enclosed. Anyone know if this is likely to be a ball race or another delrin sleeve? If its a ball race, where can they be sourced? There is a script on the cover plate, as shown.

Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions -anyone replaced one of these on a verl?
Matthew

 

[penfold]

Just looks like a plastic sleeve from those pics.

 

[Daydream believer]

If you get it out & determine the size the main people for standard steering gear are Jefa.
They have a wide range of such items if you search the site. They are a Danish company.
I have just made bushes for a leisure 27. That had a single tube with a bush each end. This had to be removed & then re fitted as a cassette. Does the Verle have a similar arrangement, or are they definitely separate?

 

[Tranona]

Most likely a Delrin bush, or could be Tufnol. Remove that cover plate and you will find out. Not difficult to find a machine shop to make a new one, depending on where you are located.

 

[DownWest]

Looks to be that you take off the head by undoing that forward facing bolt, then undo the three screws and remove the flange. I would be surprised if it were a ball race, likely something like Delrin, available from directplasticsonline as stock and get your friendly machinist to turn up a fresh one.