ModernRedneck
Cadet
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2017
- Messages
- 9
Greetings iboaters,
Like many of us, my steering locked up. Teleflex Safe-T rack and pinion. Finally got around to working on it this weekend and she was stuck good in the tube. Being as careful as possible, I had to hammer it through with a piece of rod. I am getting a new cable and helm, but for craps and giggles, I wanted to see if I could clean up the original cable and get a smooth steer.
I brushed all the dried up grease/crap in the tube and filed down the end of the rod because even though I was pretty careful, I thought I may have mushroomed the end a little. I greased up the rod and it will only go back in about 1.5 inch. No worries because I am replacing the whole thing, but I am now a little worried that the new one wont go in either. Anyone ever experience this? I cleaned out the tube pretty well and looking through it, there are no score marks or anything from forcing a mushroomed end through. Hoping I didnt deform the tube by being too aggressive with the hammer and rod. Any ideas?
Like many of us, my steering locked up. Teleflex Safe-T rack and pinion. Finally got around to working on it this weekend and she was stuck good in the tube. Being as careful as possible, I had to hammer it through with a piece of rod. I am getting a new cable and helm, but for craps and giggles, I wanted to see if I could clean up the original cable and get a smooth steer.
I brushed all the dried up grease/crap in the tube and filed down the end of the rod because even though I was pretty careful, I thought I may have mushroomed the end a little. I greased up the rod and it will only go back in about 1.5 inch. No worries because I am replacing the whole thing, but I am now a little worried that the new one wont go in either. Anyone ever experience this? I cleaned out the tube pretty well and looking through it, there are no score marks or anything from forcing a mushroomed end through. Hoping I didnt deform the tube by being too aggressive with the hammer and rod. Any ideas?