Cracked leccy casing, replacement?

[Shane]

I got a Kotta all terrain 56lb cable steer leccy. Wasnt in the greatest of condition when purchased and got worse over the weekend.

Plastic casing at the top of the leccy has cracked in half and cuff that connects to the shaft is rooted. Where would I start looking for a replacement part in Perth?

[Dave Press]

probably best to try BLA for Minn Kota parts.

[crabcrusher]

Is this a common fault? . Ive got a 40pd Kota and the same thing occoured about 2 weeks after i purchased the unit.

[Shane]

This isnt brand new. I purchased the boat second(10th ;)) hand and the leccy came with it. Mine is meant for freshwater only so maybe it is salt corrorsion, but seems more like the freshwater gear is not as rough and ready as the saltwater gear.

[Rod]

Originally posted by Shane
This isnt brand new. I purchased the boat second(10th ;)) hand and the leccy came with it. Mine is meant for freshwater only so maybe it is salt corrorsion, but seems more like the freshwater gear is not as rough and ready as the saltwater gear.

Shane is it the plastic head peice or the lower metal casing thats gone? I do have a parts list here if you want to give me a shout i'll get a price for you.

You may be suprissed, JP smahed the plastic head cassing and it was only like about $30 from memory.

[angling-addict]

Shane......probably won't be expensive.......but be prepared to wait a while as the service I got when mine broke was absolutely atrocious. Got stuffed around big time, was supposedly sent twice...... I must of got it the third time :confused: so don't be surprised if you have to chase them up.

The base was busted where the hold down bolts for the bracket that keeps the cables apart is screwed on with my 74lb Maxxum. Apparently it's not uncommon.

Cheers

Addict

[angling-addict]

here's a pic

[Rod]

Last time i ordered one it took 1 day to get to my shop:)

[Shane]

Would the refit be something I can do Rod? It isnt too hard? If so could you tell me what the damage to the wallet would be.

[Rod]

Originally posted by Shane
Would the refit be something I can do Rod? It isnt too hard? If so could you tell me what the damage to the wallet would be.

I'm not sure what part it is your after so ring me and explain and i check straight away..9300 9970

[dylman]

I've just checked this thread, and thought I'd also ask, the head of my AT40 is farked, can I get a replacement head through BLA or somewhere??

Its been araldite-ed together but has had a few too many knocks and is in need of a whole new head case. Thanks

[madsurfe]

they are a piece of cake to replace, around $30 for the lower part which screws to the shaft body. It should take about 15 mins to replace it. The bottom piece seems to bear the brunt in impacts and to be honest they are pretty tough.

The damage is not from Salt water, it's plastic and breaks on hard impact. Take a good look at your mounting and around the gunwale of your boat. Tell tale signs of impact will reveal maybe a little bit of yellow Minn Kota paint or a mark on the boat. I broke mine because of the front deck flexing on rough water crossings. The head would briefly hit the gunwale, I thought that a support post would cure it but to no avail so I'll finally get it good when I replace the front deck. It takes a little bit of trial and error.