SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: bryan18214 on June 22, 2013, 02:15:59 PM
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hey guys long time mechanic first time boat owner i live in santa barbara california, ride a dyna wide glide screamin eagle, love going fast just signed on with the site hoping to learn some stuff i guess :)
just bought a wriedt 455 olds powered getting it ready for the lake this weekend :)
steering feels a little tight to me though i was wondering if any of you guys/girls out there knew of any tricks on rebuilding a cable steer or even better removing all the parts to just re lube them ..........im a mechanic for may many years in santa barbara but dont want to lok like the idiot who tears something down to not know how it realllly needs to go back together ...know what im sayin?
thanks again for your time
-Bryan B
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welcome aboard, as far as your steering how tight???? the mechanics adage comes to mind here if it aint broke dont fix it. just a thought .
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Welcome to SCJB ;D
Not much luck saving a cable once it gets tight. There should be a number on the outer sleeve of the cable that should guide you to the correct replacement.
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yeah its not broken but its for sure not workin properly i can tell ya that much. i took the zirk fitting off to see if any nasty shit would come out of it..... sure enough its bin nasty all day through some PB and elevated it to hope it would maby break some of that gunk down and have gravity pull it through the cable but im not having much luck iv spent 3 hours on it already and its geting to the time limit of get a new one
where would these numbers be located .... exactly i have all the parts ill post some photos. if it you guys are willing to help me out any more i greatly appreciate it .... only think keepin my 455 out of the water right now
thanks a bunch again
-Bryan B
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Save yourself the headache and replace it . Mine broke in the middle of the lake ! wasn't fun with 4 drunk guys and no paddles .......
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There should be a # on the cable housing. If you don't find it, just measure the over all length and you can get a replacement cable from any of the boat parts suppliers. Steering cable for a rack and pinion on a jet is pretty standard stuff.
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I had that same rack n pinion on my Hondo Pantera T deck and that cable was not easy to find. They discontinued it from the factory and almost nobody had one. I found it by luck in Mississippi from some marine place as new old stock. Good luck I hope you have an easier time finding it then I did.
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sweet thanks guys that was the main piece of info i needed. get rid of it or keep it .... i have a westmarine in santa barbara. i guess ill hit them up see how much they are charging for it thanks a bunch a again. glad i signed up on the forum hopefully ill have a test run at cachuma lake this weekend
thanks
-Bryan b