But am unable to proceed further. The threaded piece terminates in a wider diameter ring that shouldn’t pass through the panel and a washer ensures it won’t:
Before today that rusty cable end used to be covered by a knob that I broke thinking it would screw off. Had I thought further would have realized removing the knob wouldn’t solve the problem—the tube ending in the threaded portion seems affixed to the cable sheath.
The cable of course has another end, and its removal looks simple in Compton’s Troubleshooting Marine Diesels, but in #82 it’s buried deep in inaccessible-without-disassembly engine bowels.
Any familiarity with this setup and how I might remove the threaded portion and replace the knob? (Don’t like the odds on this one…)
Will also need further patience before decks are sanded. Next on the list is digging out a dozen chainplates.
Thanks,
Brian