steering cable

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

I have dual steering and it is real tight. At first it was froze up, but I got it to loosing up some but still tight. What can I use to free it up?

 

[ob]

Re: steering cable

Spinner bait nut, I've heard a few people that remove cable and stand upright from ladder and pour motor oil down tube and then work cable to and fro and loosen them up .If not successful at least it's removed for replacement.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: steering cable

Thanks ob. I ain't got much room to work with but I will try the motor oil in a squirt can to shoot back in there before I take them plum out.

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: steering cable

from someone who has had the steering go at WOT,<br />don't take the chance... buy a new cable!<br />ebay has NEW complete units cheap.<br />my .02<br />M.Y.

 

[dmessy]

Re: steering cable

Agree with mellow , new is the way to go but if $ is tight...do what ob suggested except get a funnel that fits over the outer housing closely , then tape the funnel tightly to the housing. This gives you a reservour(sp?) that you put penetrating oil in,let drain overnight,work the cable in & out alot, then follow with 5-10W motor oil fill and overnight drain. It'll work smooth, then remember to grease it through the zirk often(especially after salt use)

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: steering cable

Thanks guys. I will try some of these till I can pick up some cables.

 

[Lugnut36]

Re: steering cable

Trust them when they tell you get a new cable, I will never try to loosen up a very tight cable again it left me stranded few miles off shore and i had to idle it back to the docks with me sitting on the transom steering the outboard by hand , let me tell you my back was killing me and it was no fun trying to dock it..