02-11-2009, 08:18 AM
It's late at night & I'm goin brain dead. How the he-- can you turn something to the right & have it go counter clockwise? The trim tab has gotta go to the RIGHT or CLOCKWISE looking from the top.
I been thinking about that clicking too & that might be serious. I'm sure it has just a single cable as the double cable setup is pretty much history. The single cable works off a rack & pinion (a little round gear on the steering column is the pinion & a long flat bar with gear teeth on it that is the rack). When you turn the steering wheel the pinion moves the rack which is hooked to the steering cable. What I'm afraid the clicking might be is the pinion actually jumping over the teeth on the rack, thus the clicking sound. If that's the case, there is either a serious wear problem or something is broken that is allowing that jumping teeth to happen. A good way to tell if the pinion is jumping is to get the boat heading straight and note the steering wheel position. Then turn the boat to the right until you hear several clicks. Get the boat running straight again and note the wheel position. If it's exactly the same as it was you probably don't have a problem. If the wheel is in a different position, the pinion is jumping teeth & you'd better get it to a boat shop.
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I been thinking about that clicking too & that might be serious. I'm sure it has just a single cable as the double cable setup is pretty much history. The single cable works off a rack & pinion (a little round gear on the steering column is the pinion & a long flat bar with gear teeth on it that is the rack). When you turn the steering wheel the pinion moves the rack which is hooked to the steering cable. What I'm afraid the clicking might be is the pinion actually jumping over the teeth on the rack, thus the clicking sound. If that's the case, there is either a serious wear problem or something is broken that is allowing that jumping teeth to happen. A good way to tell if the pinion is jumping is to get the boat heading straight and note the steering wheel position. Then turn the boat to the right until you hear several clicks. Get the boat running straight again and note the wheel position. If it's exactly the same as it was you probably don't have a problem. If the wheel is in a different position, the pinion is jumping teeth & you'd better get it to a boat shop.
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