HEELLPP!! How to grease a control box / throttle box unit

[dkorzun21]

1989 Larson dc bowrider, openbow, I/O V6
Just bought this boat and the steering is stiff how can I grease the control box? This is my first boat and I have only had it out once. Im not to great with Mechanics either. Just want to know how to grease this before I have the marina put in a new cable. They said it was the control box but the only way they tested it was starting the boat and gasing it. Some im not fully convinced its a bad box. Any way please let me know how to grease it and if I can potentially mess anything up while doing this. Also What does a control box due besides put the boat in gear reverse and nuetral? Does it have gears inside that box. All help would be great.
Dave

 

[marine4003]

Re: HEELLPP!! How to grease a control box / throttle box unit

If your steering is stiff..chances are its the cable, and if theirs a zerk fitting on the end that connects to the motor...your in luck, if not...new cable. Behind the dash is where your steering connects to the cable..it may be a "rack" system..like a car or it may be a push-pull type, you can turn the wheel full left to full right while applying grease. For the control box, binding and difficult forward/reverse is 90% of the time worn cables not the control box itself, you can open the unit by backing out the screws holding it to the bulkhead..the box will split in 1/2.grease what you can,but im sure its the cables..not the box. good luck.