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Originally Posted by Motor Fish
Still no luck. I'm hesitant to cut the cable, don't quite know what I'm getting into.
On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you rate the complexity of replacing a steering cable?
Are replacement parts pretty standard?
Thanks for all the help. Just trying to guage what I'm getting into. |
The cable is easy to replace, I am doing mine because its gotten a bit stiff. Not in the tilt tube, but within the cable. There should be a stamped/painted part number on the cable at the helm end maybe a foot or two down. Just type that number into google products and VIOLA !!!
Something like (SSC or QC (quick connect)) with a four digit number the last two numbers are the length. I found mine on ebay cheap.
The cables are typically around 70-90 bucks online.
I am lucky because I modified the motor well to get the cable in WITHOUT moving the engine (that would suck!!!!!)... So replacing for me is easy. I can't tell you how it will be for you. You have to have enough room to pull the rod straight and fully out of the tube without bending it (that is assuming it comes free). If you can get the old one out that way, the new one will go in the same. Feed the new one through the boat from the stern toward the helm go past the helm so you can get it in the tilt tube first, and bolted on. Then you just spin the wheel to pull the pigtail end into the helm, then bolt on the cable end to the helm. Your done.
When I'm done reassembling, I'll post a pic of what I use to get long life out of these cables. I have not had to remove the cable in years and it still did not get stuck in the tilt tube. I think it just wore out internally.