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Trouble Shooting
SYMPTOM CHECKPOINTS
Steering stiff or unusually
hard operating, jerky or
erratic.
1. Corrosive deposits at cable output end,
operating, jerky or erratic. either inside cable
sleeve or inside motor tilt tube
2. Crushed or kinked cable conduit
3. Bent cable ram at output end
4. Friction device at helm over tightened.
5. Ball and socket at the link arm is not rotating
properly
6. Internal corrosion or damage to cable
7. Engine and boat not "trimmed out" properly
8. Engine trim tab loose, damaged or incorrectly
set
9. Transom bracket improperly mounted, bent or
distorted (motor mounted systems only)
10. Bent or distorted engine link may be
interfering with engine (motor mounted systems
only)
11. Improper hydraulic fluid level
Steering sloppy and has
excessive free steering wheel
movement.
1. Cable transom bracket loose or cable excessive
free steering wheel end fittings loose or badly
worn
2. Worn or loose fasteners in helm unit or drive
unit
3. Worn push-pull cable
4. Improper hydraulic fluid level
5. Steering wheel loose on helm
Steering system won’t turn.
1. Corrosive buildup at output end of cable
WARNING: If the system does not free easily,
replace the steering cable
2. System badly damaged at the helm or cable
output end
3. Ball and socket at the link arm is not rotating
properly.
