Rudder stuffing ,again , E32
My E 32 1971, has the steering quadrant about 1 inch over the top of the stuffing box. There are two pins which hold the rudder shaft. one is located at deck level, through the rudder head, (note the rusty grease fitting). the second pin bolt is the one you need to remove, is centered through the middle of the shaft. The quadrant has 4 small bronze bolts besides. Recheck the cables, too. IMPORTANT, The rudder will probably slip down so tie on rope outside and sling it with a loop tie it to the pulpits.
*See if you can get a helper to work on the lazarette side.
Then you'll see the 4 bolts holding the stuffing box closed. This is removed and cleaned well .( You'll need a strip of teflon Flax 12" Apx. and Syntec flax grease, this is muchy sticky grease, so displosable gloves are a good choice. ) Now, before the flax is cut (diagonally) look at the epoxied metal cap below the stuffing area, the plate is the top of the rudder bushing. If you are positive it's leaking like a dog, then it needs to be chiseled out and replaced and epoxied again. Recheck, the quadrant, and cables & alignment.
FIGURE about , half a can of WD40, half a jar of syntec grease, plus parts and your labor time of 8 hours-- if you are fast. Bless it w/ high grade Vodka.