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Author:
flippy
Date:
Mar 04, 2012
Subject:
steering cables stiffening up
Message:
My steering was getting a little stiff so I pulled the cables out of the boat,, make sure you put a string or rope to the end of the cable before you pull it out,, so when I got the cables out, I bent and banged them around,, only to realize I had gotten junk built up in the cable from backwash,, its a cable that slides into another cable, so its a bitch to lubricate,, most people just buy a new cable,, but mines a dual cable and costs 500 dollars,, so I took the cables to my work,, that has 15 mechanics,, they made me a sleeve with a air nipple to connect a air hose up to,, I fill the sleeve with penetrating thin oil and then pressurize it at around 8 to 10 lbs of air pressure, the air pressure pushes that oil threw the cables, it works awesome,, I work the cables back and forth with a vice,, until I feel it get real easy,, funny thing is,,, they dont make a sleeve that does this,, it seals itself around both cables and has no problem holding 30lbs of pressured air,, I have sent info on it to teleflex, the maker of the cable,,and get this,,, I have a meeting with them,,
Author:
hila2006
Date:
Mar 04, 2012
Message:
Hey Jim, that's to cool. The Teleflex thing I mean. We had to replace our steering cable last year, a short while after we bought the boat. It had sat for 4 years, so we had to do quite a bit of overhauling. The steering worked, but it was like driving an old dumptruck with no power steering. We picked up a used Teleflex cable at the marina across the road from our lake. It was a complete bitch to do, would've been easier if we had the ability to remove the motor. Good job on the easier fix, and good luck with Teleflex. Gonna be heading out very soon. Let's hit someplace sometime dude.
John
Author:
flippy
Date:
Mar 04, 2012
Message:
Let me know
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