how do you adjust the steering wheel so that it turns in equal distance in both direction? mine stops short turning toward port.
steering wheel adjustment
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Assuming you have a steering quadrant below deck, there should be a couple of wire cables attached to it, and they are attached to the chain inside the pedestal. The cables should have adjusting nuts (or turnbuckles) on the ends. You'll tighten one side and loosen the other.
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I think its how you sent the gears below the wheel. (console) disconnect the gear housing from wheel, disconnect linkage at the engine. center the cable, connect the wheel to the housing, reconnect the engine linkage. -but its been a while...
I think its how you sent the gears below the wheel. (console) disconnect the gear housing from wheel, disconnect linkage at the engine. center the cable, connect the wheel to the housing, reconnect the engine linkage. -but its been a while...
not too sure what kind of steering system you have, but there may be a threaded adjustment where the steering cable connects to the "tiller" linkage... if so, you may be able to disconnect it there and then the wheel should turn stop to stop with out any problem. if it does, then place the wheel at its center position..... then center the rudder(s)..... then with everything centered, screw the adjustment in or out as needed to make the connection again... if there is not enough adjustment, then you may need to modify it to get the proper adjustment.
sometimes there will be a combined adjustment, one at the cable housing end where it anchors, and a threaded adjustment at the "tiller" connection... if so you can work them both to get what you need.
if the wheel is out of position when everything else was correctly positioned, then the helm would have to come apart to adjust the rack and pinion..... but usually this is never the case.
sometimes there will be a combined adjustment, one at the cable housing end where it anchors, and a threaded adjustment at the "tiller" connection... if so you can work them both to get what you need.
if the wheel is out of position when everything else was correctly positioned, then the helm would have to come apart to adjust the rack and pinion..... but usually this is never the case.
A guy at out club had a problem with his 26X last summer. It wouldn't turn one way very well. He had to replace the cable. (BWY) That fixed the problem. I think I recall him saying something about no adjustment on the wheel end.
Easy fix.
Easy fix.
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