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Boat steering wheel froze up
Posted on 9/1/12 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 9/1/12 at 3:43 pm
Any suggestions
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Posted on 9/1/12 at 4:08 pm to sgallo3
most have a grease fittingon the cable at the back by the motor...the grease is probably dried up and is sticking the cable...
If it is all steel and not like the older plastic covered cables, I would try to use a propane torch to liquify the grease again and then get some grease into the cable and work it back and forth a lot...
If it is all steel and not like the older plastic covered cables, I would try to use a propane torch to liquify the grease again and then get some grease into the cable and work it back and forth a lot...
Posted on 9/1/12 at 4:11 pm to Pepperidge
I used a rubber mLlet to knock it loose. I stopped using grease, it just gums it up
Posted on 9/1/12 at 5:03 pm to lsufan112001
Used grease, but clean it once a year and one will not have any problems.
Posted on 9/1/12 at 8:28 pm to sgallo3
Bad helm
Posted on 9/1/12 at 10:15 pm to MoreOrLes
or stuck steering rod.
try removing the rod from the tilt tube...if you have problems taking it out, it's the aforementioned old grease. disconnect the cable from the rod and tap it out, get a wire brush and an extension for your drill (I used mine from my gun cleaning kit once...along with the copper brush), and clean the tube with diesel or some other solvent. then clean the rod, lightly grease the rod, reinsert and reseat the cable, and pump some new marine grease in tube.
but a bad helm is a solid guess, too...
try removing the rod from the tilt tube...if you have problems taking it out, it's the aforementioned old grease. disconnect the cable from the rod and tap it out, get a wire brush and an extension for your drill (I used mine from my gun cleaning kit once...along with the copper brush), and clean the tube with diesel or some other solvent. then clean the rod, lightly grease the rod, reinsert and reseat the cable, and pump some new marine grease in tube.
but a bad helm is a solid guess, too...
Posted on 9/1/12 at 10:29 pm to sgallo3
Change everything.
The cable is going to break. Spend $200 and get a new cable and helm.
The cable is going to break. Spend $200 and get a new cable and helm.
Posted on 9/2/12 at 8:21 am to sgallo3
I went through this last year. You most likely broke a gear in the helm. You need to replace the helm and the steering cable.
A tip for you. Duct tape the new cable to the old one and pull it through. It's an easy job to do yourself
A tip for you. Duct tape the new cable to the old one and pull it through. It's an easy job to do yourself
Posted on 9/2/12 at 8:46 am to sgallo3
Start working out?
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