Stiff steering cause I think its really odd.

[BugsBunnyBoater]

I think I found the cause of my stiff steering almost by mistake.
I was sitting at the helm and looking at the wheel and noticed the cap in the middle of the wheel looked lose. So I popped it and saw that it was full of water and the nut was corroded andand the area was full of rust flakes.
I think this might have seeped down into the steering housing.

Now i plan to spray the area with oil and see if i can get the nut off or at least lub the stuff under there.
Any ideas on what to do?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Stiff steering cause I think its really odd.

what type helm do you have? may be best to just replace.

 

[BugsBunnyBoater]

Re: Stiff steering cause I think its really odd.

its the one that came with the boat most likely. Its a 1975 Mako.
I agree about just changing it out.