How to remove boat steering cable from helm

Inspecting Replacing Your Boat Steering Cable - Marine Parts Source. To release the helm.

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How to remove boat steering cable from helm. In this video I replace a Teleflex SeaStar steering cable and helm. This involves removing the old cable removing the steering wheel and helm and installi. The Teleflex helm and steering cable are being pulled from the 1994 Sunbird Corsair 170.

Previous video was steering wheel removal from the same boat. Removing Steering Cable from Helm If you have the safety-quick helm you need to push the end of the locking clip that you already removed into a small hole near the cable end of the helm which releases the cables locking mechanism. You need to apply pressure to the clip while you pull on the cable and it should come right out.

To release the helm. Pull the pin 2. Remove the nuts 3.

Twist until cables come out. Remove steering wheel and helm. To Release the outboard side.

Remove the connection to steering arm Photo 2. Remove the two nuts 3. Remove the bolt on attachment in photo 3.

Anything else I need to pull off to get the entire steering system off the boat. Take it out of that hole and jamb it into the other hole to unlock the steering. Turn the wheel left if I remember correctly and the cable will feed out.

Place pin back in storage hole. Disconnect the old steering cables from aft end of boat. Note that my steering system is a rack pinion system.

That means that each cable has a permanently attached push rod on one end and a permanently attached rack on the other end ie. The end that is. This is the back rack system not the rotary so there are no c-clipsbolts where you can back the cable out of the helm leaving only the the thin part of the cable to pull through.

It appears the cable and the rack are one assembly the rack itself is welded in a few places. Unlike the rotary which you can feed the cable in. If you flip the helm over on the back side of it where the cable goes in.

You should see a small hole. Stick the cotter pin in there and push hard while pulling on the cable end at the same time. Its easier with 2 people that will release the quick connecter and allow you to pull the cable out.

I wish I had taken a pic while I had it apart. I can tell you that on mine the helm shaft goes dead center through the rotary housing. Info on Teleflex site indicates that would indeed be a planetary set up.

The only disassembly to do under the dash is to loosen the two boltsfacing the dashboard that hold the rotary housing to the helm. 10 Thread the new cable into the helm by turning the steering wheel until the cable clicks into its locked position. 11 Re-connect aft end of the assembly the opposite of how it came apart.

12 Turn the wheel until the rudder is straight note the position of the steering wheel if its also straight congratulations buy a lottery. Replacing a boat steering cable can be challenging but its a repair that is totally doable for the mechanically-inclined boat owner. Inspecting Replacing Your Boat Steering Cable - Marine Parts Source.

If the cable end comes out of the tilt tube and this fixes the problem then clean the tilt tube lubricate the cable end with marine grease and reassemble the steering. Move to the Helm. If the problem persists then move to the helm.

Disconnect the rack or. At some point in every boats life if it has mechanical steering youre going to have to replace the steering cable. In the case of this particular cable that I have in front of me its from a rotary helm and once you take the cable off the boat if you look at the engine end of.

This task of lubricating your steering cable involves dealing with power tools. So be sure to apply proper caution to avoid any injuries or issues with your cable. In case the boat comes with a pinion helm and rack you dont need further maintenance because it is basically a sealed unit.

On the topic of lubing a steering cable heres a tip for doing so on a cable that cannot be removed from the housing ie. Disconnect cable from both ends and clamp a mesh-reinforced hose on one end. On the other end of that hose clamp on a hydraulic pump.

An old power steering pump works great as it puts out some decent pressure. Remove the steering cable from the tilt tube. Clean the tilt tube inside diameter thoroughly.

Remove corrosion in the tilt tube with a wire brush. Wipe until all loose material is removed. Lubricate the tilt tube with a good water-resistant grease.

Scour the steering cable telescopic ram with a brass wire brush and wipe until clean. For outboard boats under 25 feet you can expect a replacement steering cable to cost under 130. Teleflex systems are particularly effective where the installation requires long cable runs andor multiple bends between the helm and the engine.

In fact if my cable is bad I think I will replace it with the extreme cable and then upgrade my helm in the future to a tilt model. In the long run it costs a little bit more but so far I have not found a way to purchase the Xtreme cable and a tilt helm in a kit. Remove Your Boat Steering Cable.

Removing your steering cable is relatively easy. Simply disconnect the cable from the steering helm and from the engine using a wrench to loosen bolts that are holding it. Next find a rope that will be used to assist you.