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Tim D 
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OK, middle of winter, have you worked the steering back and fourth on your boat lately? I did mine last weekend. Just to make sure nothing freezes or seizes.
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jbear
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:32pm |
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I think quinner has been workin' something back and forth so it don't get stuck.
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 9:15am |
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quinner
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 10:10am |
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Who would have thought you gotta crank it back and forth to prevent it from getting too stiff!!
Seriously though, I have spun mine every couple weeks since we tucked it away last fall. |
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 10:57am |
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Just went out and cranked it back and forth a couple times.
which leads me to this question: I seem to have a little play in the steering. I can move the wheel an inch or two before it resists. Steering also seems a little stiff. I know the previous owner replaced the steering cable about three or four years ago after it froze up. I tightened the rack an pinion unit under the dash where it is mounted but their is still some play. Do you think the cable needs to be replaced again? |
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Hollywood
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:33am |
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It is my understanding that a cable going bad only causes stiffness. Any "play" would be coming from gears/linkages on the ends.
Is this true? |
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79nautique
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:43am |
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not sure Kevin, when mine snaped there was a little play in it before it went, but then again we where doing 180's at the time too and it was a pain getting back across the lake using the paddle as a rutter.
with the R&P type I would think there would be a little backla$$ in the gears that would create a little slop. |
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todicus
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:22pm |
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On my 95, I have about 1 inch or so of play before it engages the cable........ It bothered me as well, so I tightened everything up that I could under the dash. The slop that I was getting is because of the tilt steering knuckle which has a little play in it, with a small anount in the R&P . Not much I could do about it......... I've gotten use to it now.
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boat dr
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:38pm |
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Randy ,Hollywood,
the slack that exist in a rack and pinion is there from day one,for this reason i always replace with a rotary style. Takes up less room,and is generaly slack free. They come in two styles,No- Feedback and convetional.The N/F has a tad bit of slop,benefit being the wheel gets no feed back from the rudder. If you have slack in any parts,time to upgrade.Steering parts,cables and helm a$$y. are cheap compared to crashes that are caused by the failure of one of those parts..................boat dr |
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