SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Interior => Topic started by: 2savage4you on January 19, 2008, 05:10:14 PM
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My steering has always been really stiff so i figure now that the boat is all apart, now is the time to fix it. I have the old style i guess you would call it, but can i just change the cable or do you have to buy the whole system? Maybe greasing the steering might help a bit. here's some pics of what i have maybe you can direct me in the right direction before i go buying shit i done need ;D
One more thing can i put a extended shaft adapter on what i have ???
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi223.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd269%2F2savage4you%2F004-10.jpg&hash=ea423bbb5db248fa07b0a9eb36e0b69d02d18954)
2sav
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I was wondering that also!
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you need to take your ass to pomona a guy had a bunch of them there he even had the tilt rack and pinion with new cable for 150 new w/out tilt was 100 not bad for cheap insurance
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That one there looks a bit scarry to me, but if you want to try and save some cash, get a bucket and coil that one up inside and fill with desiel fuel. It has the best chance of fully penitrating the rust inside the cable. If you don't go out to that swap meet give Rex Marine a call. They are your best bet for a package deal.
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so i cant just replace the cable then ???
2sav
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so i cant just replace the cable then ???
2sav
For the extra cost of a package deal $30 or so I would get both with and included new helm and all the new hardware, but heck what do I know ?
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For the extra cost of a package deal $30 or so I would get both with and included new helm and all the new hardware, but heck what do I know ?
Who knows? Maybe with a new helm/rack & pinion you'll drop a few RPM, gain a few MPH and some fuel mileage in the process ;D
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Who knows? Maybe with a new helm/rack & pinion you'll drop a few RPM, gain a few MPH and some fuel mileage in the process ;D
I highly duoght that, but it may save his ass, as well as his family .
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So is this what i need to replace my old steering ???
And i also want to extend the shaft will it work with this set up?
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi223.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd269%2F2savage4you%2Frackpinion.jpg&hash=9d1b6c6fc19fc1fd4d34f3709bcd479796e70b6f)
2sav ::)
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You end up selling that GREAT rack system, just because you don't want to replace the cable, and buy that piece of crap stamped rack, let me know cause I'll by your old one. ;)
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I know where you can get a teleflex helm and rack/cable set up for $119 + shipping...(it was $109 at the time i bought mine)...that price is for ANY cable length between 8ft and 18ft....no incremental pricing. The deal is legit, its what I have in the raspberry and it needed a 16 foot cable to do the center steer....at CP (or any of its distributors ::)) that setup would have run me $161 + shipping.
Just make sure you put it on the right way ;)
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Just make sure you put it on the right way ;)
:D
Savage, my point is, the picture of the unit you posted, or a teleflex, is never going to be the unit you have now. It's well worth the price of a new cable to keep what you have. You see that little ring with the 3 holes in it in your pic? That's what's hold that unit in, that and the 3 three bolts. It's a Mickey Mouse set up. Then that hollow cover snaps in place and then your adapter goes on. It's not nearly as well made as what you already have.
The parts do not wear out in them, just the cable.
By the way, teleflex has always been the bottom of the barrel when it comes to quality when compared to the other brands. Well, there was another brand that I can't think of right now that was worse, and our supplier talked the shop owner into using it because it was cheaper and the salesman got a bigger cut of that action. lol.
Oh, just thought of it, Detmar. What a pile of crap. Anyway, none compare to what you already have.
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Who makes the one he has?
I agree teleflex isnt top of the line stuff, but I dont have the coin for a calgo system either lol
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That wans't meant as a jab at you Brad, sorry if you took it that way. I was just, like everyone else here, giving only my opinion from experence. I've run plenty of Teleflex stuff in the past too.
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Well the whole thing is i dont know what im doing, but i do know i want to do it NOW before this thing go's back together. And i want to extend the wheel closer to me 4-6"s but i dont know if i can do that with the set up i have now ???
Soooooooo.......... GO PACKER'S
2sav
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That steering setup was manufactured by Kiekhaefer Mercury Marine. I agree with OldRigger in that it is a far beefier piece than any of the cheapie "rack in a box" systems that everyone sells today. In as much as Mercury marine is still in business, you shouldn't have any problem finding a new cable. I ran into this same situation back in '96 when the cable in my 74 Tahiti needed replacement. The local "hot boat" repair shop insisted that I had to replace the whole system. I think they wanted about $200 for everything I would need. Since I passed by a "regular" marine shop in San Francisco every day on my commute, I stopped in. Guess what, they had a new cable in stock for less than $100. They also had a whole box of the "racks" that go inside the housing. I think that cost me about $10. So for $110 and an hours labor I was back in business.
The only downside to the Mercury marine setup is the tapered square shaft. I don't think anyone makes steering extensions for them, but I bet a competent machinest could convert a round taper adapter to fit.
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That is the name on the unit, but it looks like im buying a new one ;) i want the extention
2sav
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why not just make the extension?
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why not just make the extension?
Because it was just way toooo easy to buy it from JBP ;D
2sav