stuck steering 40hp johnson

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

ohhh ithink i understand now, the steering does turn when the cable is detached, that is why the cable housing wonnt move anymorea cause it gets tighter until it cant be pulle douot anymore like u said with respect to the cable

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

bear with me, I think were missing a communication. You said the steering turns when the cable is detatched. Do you mean when the steering cable CASING is detatched?

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

ok starting from the port side , theres that lil nut atching the lingage to the motor, then after that theres a large nut then theres the motor,,,ont the other side, at the end of the "tunnel" theres another nut like the large nut on port side, an then theres the cable hose that has that attachement that screws onto the starboard side, do i need to remove ALL of this or jsut the cable hose an then the linkage to hammer away?

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

yes wen the steering casing is detached it turns, wen its screwed in it doesnt

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

THe large nuts are for the tilt tube and are not to be removed. Before that though, I want to make sure you have a stuck steering rod in the tube and not a stuck cable in the cable housing.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

The nut (Polished or Chrome looking) attached to the Cable has to come loose. The cable will jam , due to the length, when you try to remove it. Turn the steering wheel to try and shorten the "Casing" or rod coming through the tilt tube and then try and remove it.

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

Ok, I think youve got a stuck steering rod also.

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

i removed one of the nuts can i jsut re atached it, no harm done? the steering sticks wen the cable housing is attached, wen u remove it, u turn the wheel an the houseng moves side to side on the rod

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

which nut are you talking about? One of the 2 large ones found both port and stbd? If so, then no harm done, but get the nut back on. I think the 2 big nuts thread to the outside of the tilt tube and fix the tilt tube in place as the hinge for the engine.

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

yes i removed the one on the port side the on eon the starboard side luckily didnt budge

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

so in other words, after removing the cable housing an the litle linkage arm that goes to the motor, all i have to do is wack it an spray it with wd40 etc

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

refresh and check my just previous post as I edited my post. THe only nut you have to remove from stbd is the faucet like steering cable CASING attachment nut.

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

thats right essentially, but don't forget the mushrooming problem per ricki. Dont wale on it

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

i wish u could draw on here, but yes i removed the port side nut, i will put it back as soon as i get out of work. so i remove the garden hose liek clamp, an the lingage arm on the opposide side an jsut hammer away, i hope i dont need to go get a torch,,,

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

ok another thing, that rod is almost all the way out, after it goes flush with the houseing or tube, what do i do, do i find some wooded dowl or a bolt of similar size an continue hamering it though until its all the wasy through?

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

I'd try and get some play working, push and pull from the port side, working in a penetrant. If you get it going, just tap it, a mm at a time or less for as long as it takes to avoid buggering the end. Once it is going well, you may not be able to get the rod all the way out the stbd side, because the cable may interfere with the splash well of the boat. You may have to unboly the motor and move it port to be able to get the rod all the way out.

 

[SCO]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

so you can move the rod?

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

cant i just remove the steering cable from the helm an lay it out straight? i cant hold up that motor by myself n i live out in the middle of nowhere

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

the boat is a lil simple john boat, u can draw a straight line from the opening hwere the rod goes in to the starboard side of the boat an out with no obstruction

 

[exodus8]

Re: stuck steering 40hp johnson

no, i cant move the rod, when i noticed that the steering was stuck the rod was in that position, its about 1 inch exposed on the port side