Search results

  1. B

    Steering cable slips

    Scott Dansforth for the win! I took the gear with the good grooves and stuck it in the helm unit that had the gear with the worn down grooves, and it worked fine. So my theory about why it was slipping bears out. However, even though it works now, that "good" gear is 35 years old. Time to...
  2. B

    Steering cable slips

    I took apart the "new" helm. There is that ribbed groove in which the cable with its spiral grooves runs. The ribbed groove appears that the grooves are worn down. Compared to the old one that I replaced, which has more distinct grooves with sharp edges, compared to the flatter and rounded...
  3. B

    Steering cable slips

    I have a 21' center console from the 1980s. The steering gear gave out (bunch of teeth missing/chipped on internal gear.) It is a Teleflex (Sea Star) Big T. I bought a lightly used Big T on Ebay, and a new cable. When everything is hooked up, it works when the wheel is turned counter...
Top