Tru Course steering question

Larry E

Larry E

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I am trying to get the gear and shaft that holds the Trucourse cable to the intermediate housing out. I removed the one screw that supposedly holds the shaft in the cable drum but the shaft and gear will not budge. Any suggestions?

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Howard Sterndrive

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Re: Tru Course steering question

penetrating oil, then a heel bar. the drum screw is all that is holding it.
 
Boomyal

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Re: Tru Course steering question

Be sure to keep all the washers and bushings in order once you are able to pull the gear and shaft out. There is also a bushing cup that sits in the forward shaft support hole. It'll probably be chewed up. Once you get the shaft out and the drum removed, this would probably be a good time to lube the cableways. The cables on my '75 were extremely tight. I had to really strong arm the steering wheel while making turns. Lubricating the cables made all the difference in the world. Even if yours is not that bad, it's a good time to get some lube in there to make sure it does not get stiff.
 
Larry E

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Re: Tru Course steering question

Boomyal said:
Be sure to keep all the washers and bushings in order once you are able to pull the gear and shaft out. There is also a bushing cup that sits in the forward shaft support hole. It'll probably be chewed up. Once you get the shaft out and the drum removed, this would probably be a good time to lube the cableways. The cables on my '75 were extremely tight. I had to really strong arm the steering wheel while making turns. Lubricating the cables made all the difference in the world. Even if yours is not that bad, it's a good time to get some lube in there to make sure it does not get stiff.
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What did you lube the cables with?
 
Boomyal

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Re: Tru Course steering question

Larry E said:
What did you lube the cables with?
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I anchored a vertical pole on the stern, then I clamped the cable and drum as high up on the pole as was possible. I sprayed (with a tube nozzle) Tri-Flow (with teflon) down each cableway as the cable was being drawn down into it. I had my son slowly turn the steering wheel.

When he reached lock, he turned in the opposite direction as I sprayed down the opposite cableway. I repeated this at least three times, the object being to get the lube as far along the cable as possible. For several years now, I can turn the steering wheel with just my finger.
 
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