SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: MPKardell on October 05, 2017, 03:11:09 PM
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Hello all. Tired of replacing my steering cable every 4-5 years on my day cruiser. I had the grease fitting on the end of my last Teleflex SS "Rack" cable, but it didn't really help prevent cable corrosion.
There appears to be a new Teleflex (now Seastar) cable: "SSC154XX TFXtreme". I reached out to them to inquire as to the internal construction (all stainless or not), but nobody has gotten back to me. I hate that.
Uflex advertises an "armour-wrapped stainless steel core" cable. Does this mean it's all stainless? I dunno. Also reached out to them with no reply back......grrrr.
Anyone have any real-life comparisons of the relative corrosion resistance of these (or any other) jet boat steering cables?
Thanks
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Do you have a zirt/grease fitting in your linkage?
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Yes. Didn't help.
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Hmmm stop stumped then. I used to have to swap cables every couple of years, but this seemed to fix my issue. I do fill with grease until I see it coming through the transom part of the linkage.
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Same here - the grease is coming out the cable end fitting on the inside of the boat. Still getting corrosion somehow....
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Well I hope someone is able to resolve your issue. I'll be curious if there is a new fix.
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Well I hope someone is able to resolve your issue. I'll be curious if there is a new fix.
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