boat stearing

SSMINNOWVA

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just put in a used tele-flex steering unit and steering wheal .and there seames to be a lot of play also if you turn the
wheal to the right the boat goes left and ect. just dont sound right to me.:confused:
 

ufm82

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Re: boat stearing

Some play is normal but if it's excessive (more than an inch or two) the helm is sloppy. Assuming this is a single cable system, the previous installation was obviously different. Is this a rack or round helm? If a round helm, does the cable go into the helm on the top or bottom? If it's a round helm, move the cable to the opposite hole and that will reverse your steering. It should steer exactly like your car.
 

SSMINNOWVA

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Re: boat stearing

ok , found the problem ,thanks for the info. cable was ran backwards
 
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