Re: Steering Cable Measurement
The formatting was lost but this was cut and pasted from a site who sells Teleflex systems.<br /><br /><br />Cable Steering Systems<br />This page has information on how to measure for the length of steering cable needed.<br />How To Determine Cable Length.<br />For New Installation: Measure cable routing path in boat as follows:<br />A= Center line of wheel to gunwale.<br />B= Dash to transom.<br />C= Gunwale to centerline of cable connection at the center of the tiller.<br />For Tilt Tube Mounting, add A, B & C + 6", round up to next even foot.<br />For Transom/Splashwell/Stringer Support Mounting, add A, B & C, then subtract 6" and round up to the next even foot. Order that length cable. That formula works for both rack and rotary steering.<br /><br />For Rack Steering Cable Replacement:<br />Measure Existing Cable as follows:<br />Measure plastic cable jacket (casing, dimension "Y") in inches, add 30", and round up to the next even foot. Order that length cable.<br />For Rotary Steering Cable Replacement:<br />Measure Existing Cable as Follows:<br />Measure plastic cable jacket (casing, dimension "Y") in inches, add 18", and round up to the next even foot. Order that length cable.
