The wheel steering cable has come loose and slipped off on my O'Day 30. It doesn't appear to be broken just slipped off while beating in some strong winds. We plan to attemp to put it back on next weekend. Does anyone have helpfull hints that might keep us from making common mistakes? What is the best way to access it to make the repair.
Wheel Steering Cable Problems
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The cable is adjusted at the rudder quadrant or drive wheel attached to your rudder, there should be 2 eye bolts with nuts that the cable is connected to. Also go on line to Edsonmarine.com and check out Chain & Wire Steering systems, Planning,Installation and maintenance guide.
The cable is adjusted at the rudder quadrant or drive wheel attached to your rudder, there should be 2 eye bolts with nuts that the cable is connected to. Also go on line to Edsonmarine.com and check out Chain & Wire Steering systems, Planning,Installation and maintenance guide.
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Go to the Edson website. There is an installation and maintenance guide in PDF format, It helped me alot when I serviced my steering this winter....good luck
Go to the Edson website. There is an installation and maintenance guide in PDF format, It helped me alot when I serviced my steering this winter....good luck
slipped off or what?
dfinan: There are three, that I know of, points the cable could slip from: 1. The chain on the top at the top of the wheel axle in the binnacle. 2. The cable sheeve guides attached below deck beneath the binnacle. 3. The quadrant where the cables cross each other at the rudder stock. Where did it slip from? In any case there are turnbuckles at the quadrant and if nothing is broken then these can be detached or backed off and the cable re-routed into the correct guide paths. It's not a complex job. However the space in which you'll be working is quite tight and there is a fair amount of grease on everything. Make sure that the rudder is centered, and the quadrant isn't loose or you'll loose your frame of reference for system centricity. Good luck, Mike
dfinan: There are three, that I know of, points the cable could slip from: 1. The chain on the top at the top of the wheel axle in the binnacle. 2. The cable sheeve guides attached below deck beneath the binnacle. 3. The quadrant where the cables cross each other at the rudder stock. Where did it slip from? In any case there are turnbuckles at the quadrant and if nothing is broken then these can be detached or backed off and the cable re-routed into the correct guide paths. It's not a complex job. However the space in which you'll be working is quite tight and there is a fair amount of grease on everything. Make sure that the rudder is centered, and the quadrant isn't loose or you'll loose your frame of reference for system centricity. Good luck, Mike
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