Steering adjustments? Not sure what to touch... :)
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:31 pm
Wondering how one makes adjustments to steering. Particularly... trying to get more range of motion. Keep in mind I've not worked on outboard steering. Haven't had it apart. At some point I have to take this motor off to replace the transom board, so I'm looking at how everything is connected because I'll have to DISconnect it to get the motor off.
That got me wondering if I can adjust something to get this motor to turn a bit more.
It LOOKS like I might be able to flip the bell crank and get the hole for the connecting rod closer to the motor. But I might then have to slide that entire "through tube" about an inch to one side. I see what appears to be a stationary tube, in which a steering rod slides, and then a connecting rod at the end of that sliding rod connects to a bell crank on the motor.
The stationary tube has about 2 inches of threads exposed and there's a big nut on them, tightened against the motor. Other side of the motor has that same big nut, but I don't see much, if anything, by way of exposed threads.
Can I loosen one nut (the side with a lot of exposed threads) and slide that whole thing .....and then tighten the other nut ( which would now be away from the motor by.... however far I've slid everything)?
Wow... sorry this got so long. I should probably take some pictures.
That got me wondering if I can adjust something to get this motor to turn a bit more.
It LOOKS like I might be able to flip the bell crank and get the hole for the connecting rod closer to the motor. But I might then have to slide that entire "through tube" about an inch to one side. I see what appears to be a stationary tube, in which a steering rod slides, and then a connecting rod at the end of that sliding rod connects to a bell crank on the motor.
The stationary tube has about 2 inches of threads exposed and there's a big nut on them, tightened against the motor. Other side of the motor has that same big nut, but I don't see much, if anything, by way of exposed threads.
Can I loosen one nut (the side with a lot of exposed threads) and slide that whole thing .....and then tighten the other nut ( which would now be away from the motor by.... however far I've slid everything)?
Wow... sorry this got so long. I should probably take some pictures.