steering wheel

[stock333]

my steering wheet is very hard to turn. anyone have any ideas what could be wrong the boat is a 23sr with a 5.0 engine. there seems to be a cable that runs to the back of the boat. Dont know if it is cable driven or hydrilic but dont think so since all i see is one cable running from the steering wheet to the back of the boat. Any suggestions will be useful

Thanks

Mark

[mmwjr]

Cable steering with a power assist ram on the transom assembly. Have you checked the fluid level in the power steering pump?

Next disconnect the cable at the transom assembly to see it’s still stiff. If so replace the cable.

[stock333]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

Cable steering with a power assist ram on the transom assembly. Have you checked the fluid level in the power steering pump?

Next disconnect the cable at the transom assembly to see it’s still stiff. If so replace the cable.

Thanks for reply
the only pump i can find is the pump for the outdrive to go up and down which has fluid in it. Is there another pump with fluid in the resivior for the steering. Thanks

Mark

[mmwjr]

If you have steering assist and I believe you do the pump is mounted on the front of the engine and driven by the belt. It will have a round cap on top to check add fluid.

[stock333]

Thanks, found the pump it has the required fluid in it and is full. any ideas on what reason the wheel is very tight to turn or steer.

Thanks

Mark

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by stock333

Thanks, found the pump it has the required fluid in it and is full. any ideas on what reason the wheel is very tight to turn or steer.

Thanks

Mark

Post 2 if the fluid level is ok the cable is bad.

[stock333]

Thanks Guys for your suggestion.

Is it hard to disconnect the cable that connects into the sleeve to remove it. is there other things that need to be disconnected in order to pull it out of the sleeve. Have any or u have done it. Any your tubes to suggest.

Thanks for your suggestions

Mark

[jparsons121]

Outer sleeve and inner cable are a single assembly.
To replace 'the cable' you would need to remove the pin connecting the inner cable to the steering ram and back of the retaining nut on the outer sleeve at the stern. If it's the Teleflex rack style, the whole rectangular housing will unbolt from the steering hub at the helm.

John

[stock333]

Thanks for that information just how do you get your hands in there to work the area is so small

[jrsick]

Have you checked to see if there is a friction knob or screw on the steering wheel?

[stock333]

where would that friction knob might be.

Thanks

Mark

[jrsick]

If you have one it will be somewhere on your steering column. If you have a tilt adjustment it may be close to that. My limited experience with friction adjusters is that they are on the side of the column if you have a tilt wheel, and on the bottom if no tilt wheel.