73 V-179 Restoration Project

[hunt1091]

I have been given a 73 V-179 by my grand father he had it since 86 it has set since 06 I got the motor running now with a water leak near the pump but I'm working on that......... My question however is on the steering it seems to be tight no matter how much i work it so is it greased in there or how does it work not a huge person on boats first one

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 73 V-179 Restoration Project

Lubricated from the factory. No EASY way to loosen em up. SOMETIMES MAYBE IF YOU"RE LUCKY you can remove the cable, hang it from the rafters, fabricate a "Funnel Cone" from plastic, Duct Tape it to to the end of the cable and make a concoction of mineral spirts and power Steering fluid and hopefully it will seep into the sheath of the cable and re-lubricate it overnight. If not, then $125 bucks later you can have a new cable.

 

[hunt1091]

Re: 73 V-179 Restoration Project

Thanks my understanding is it gets looser the more you use it so im going to mess with it for a bit and hope it work