1989 300WE Steering

[schwarz633]

My recently purchased 1989 300WE is in storage and while on board getting familiar with things I noticed what seems like an excessive amount of play when I turned the wheel. Of course I couldn't observe the rudders while doing this so I'm going strictly on feel. I would say the looseness is in the rack and pinion assembly at the wheel. This is a single cable system. Can anyone provide any information on who manufactured this system and if there are any adjustments that can be made? Doing a little Googling, it seems likely it would be a Teleflex.

 

[Captn TJ]

How much play?

 

[schwarz633]

I took some pictures and added them to my album:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TWmyTi1wHuT1g5uF7

The wheel moves about 3-1/2 turns lock to lock. With the rudders centered, there's about 30 degrees of movement at the wheel before the rudders move. I can push the tiller arm end of the cable in and out about 1/8" without moving the wheel. Maybe that's as good as it gets, but it seems like too much to me.

 

[Captn TJ]

Not sure if that's normal. At the very least though, I'd be replacing the rusted screws/brackets on the rudder posts.

 

[scoflaw]

Teleflex says 3" is the norm

 

[schwarz633]

Not sure if that's normal. At the very least though, I'd be replacing the rusted screws/brackets on the rudder posts.

That's another problem I'm working on:
http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/300we-rudder-port-frames.95282/

 

[schwarz633]

Teleflex says 3" is the norm

3" where?

 

[scoflaw]

3" where?

At the wheel