How Do I Remove A Steering Cable - 1982 Sea Ray

[San_Diego_SeaRay]

Good Evening :happy:

I was trying to remove what the steering cable from a 1982 MCM 260 setup. I removed a cotter pin and a clevis pin that was on the port side of the steering actuator. Then I removed a hexagonal nut on the starboard side that "capped" the threaded tube that extended from a cylinder (this hexagonal nut was stopped by a grease fitting that I had to remove as well). Then I started pounding the end where the clevis pin was and that end of the assembly was starting to move (from port to starboard direction). However, it after moving about 3 inches it seems to have stopped. Do I just keep pounding? I'd like to save the cable if possible. The steering wheel actually feels quite smooth (although there is no load on it). Thanks!

 

[Bt Doctur]

once you hammerd on the end where the pin goes you FUBAR`d it. most are stuck from corrosion inside the aluminum guide tube.
oil and heat usually fix it but in some cases you remove the guide tube with the cable and cut/remove the guide tube
Guess its power steering using the old cylinder with the 2 small lines?

 

[Bt Doctur]

http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6A6R3.PDF
http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Techbk/97/97hs5.pdf

 

[San_Diego_SeaRay]

once you hammerd on the end where the pin goes you FUBAR`d it. most are stuck from corrosion inside the aluminum guide tube.
oil and heat usually fix it but in some cases you remove the guide tube with the cable and cut/remove the guide tube
Guess its power steering using the old cylinder with the 2 small lines?

Ah...the ole' F.U.B.A.R. Well, at least I know where I stand now. The actuator is toast; has a bunch of corrosion. Now that I know that the cable is toast too, it sounds like a hacksaw might be in order. Thanks Ed.