steering cables....

[brad mcdonald]

hi all,

trying to replace the steering cable on my boat as the casing is split and it keeps claging up with gunk.

i've unbolted the steering wheel and steering box at the helm no problem.

i've un bolted all the bits i can figure out at the outboard (honda 50 if it makes a differance) but still cant get the cable shaft to dissconect from the motor.

whats the trick? can anyone shed some light on this for me .....

[Brad Y]

Pallister is a handy person up your way, give him a bell.

[brad mcdonald]

yeah could always give philthy phil a call as well ... i figured it cant be that bloody tricky .... must be missing somthing

[Brad Y]

I stuffed around with that sort of stuff once, and stuffed it up so be stuffed if Im stuffing it up again

[brad mcdonald]

yep, but it wont turn so i cant stuff it any further .....

[brad mcdonald]

so how did ya get it out macca i hear none of you ask ..... hit it with a hammer i did! untill it gave in anyway, just pick up the new cables .... one step closer to going fishing again!

[Ian Sewell]

If all else fails use a bigger hammer!

Great motto and follow it religously unfortunately it rarely works out the way you intend.

Gets a result all the same.

[Hooked]

"I like the boy" purely in a none racist manner of course. l can see into the not too distant future a man willing to sit down and polish his sprocket...those will be the times,the best of times.

[brad mcdonald]

yep "old shiny sporckets mcdonald" they'll call me ..... and my "doesnt he wield his hammer well" they'll say!

[Leethal]

Nice one. Another win for BFI...

Brute Force and Ignorance

[brad mcdonald]

hey lee - how you been man? long time no whatever.

yep swing and swing hard has been my moto with most mechanical issues