steering arrangement

zoso · #1 11-19-2008, 09:04 AM

Is there a better way to hook up the steering linkage than this? previous owner jury rigged it like this, we added a CMC and had to rig an extension bar (you can see it where the bolts are not tightened yet).
also the CMC came off a 115hp and is rated to 130hp and we have it mountd to a 140hp do ya think it`ll be ok? its not wired in yet, just mounted.

thanx

macojoe · #2 11-19-2008, 09:28 AM

Well if thats not the weirdest thing I have ever seen!!

Doesn't loot to safe to me! Just one of the hooks slipping off and you be up schitt creek!
Looks like the steering tube got all rotted and they did not want to change it?

Being on that jack plate doesn't help with it lineing up. If the motor is at the same height as the transom then why the plate??

cterrebonne · #3 11-19-2008, 09:39 AM

wow, i would not run that in the water at anything above idle. super dangerous.
it looks like it has a clevis kit hooked up to a home made swiel pin extension. im not even sure if you can use your existing tilt tube it looks rpetty rusted. if you were to get a new tilt tube and a longer cable with the right link arm you could be in shape.

zoso · #4 11-19-2008, 09:59 AM

MJ, we put the CMC on to tilt the motor, nothing mechanical came with the boat, and, our backs are getting older,lol,
steering does work, it just gives a new meaning to RIGGED

CT, does the tube on the end of the steering cable double as a tilt tube?
and with the motor hanging on the CMC instead of the transome how does the steering cable get routed to prevent binding?

TIA

cterrebonne · #5 11-19-2008, 10:13 AM

naw that after market tilt wont fit on the engine. you would have to get one off an old motor or a new at the dealership. also you should beable to go over the top of the transom then down to the tilt tube pretty easy with out binding the steering up. or you can drop 700 dollars and get a baystar hyd steering system.

spareparts · #6 11-19-2008, 12:11 PM

best thing to do is to find another mid section with a working trim( should include a tilt tube), swap out what ever is needed, get rid of the tilt bracket, put the motor back on the transom, and make sure you have a decent steering cable. Ferm and Skools are the resident Johnrude experts, they might be able to find you a parts motor

THEFERMANATOR · #7 11-19-2008, 12:37 PM

DO NOT RUN THAT AT SPEED! That CMC CANNOT take the torque that that 140 will produce. Those 2 1/2" bolts are begging to shear off. Find you a trim unit off CRAIGSLIST or something to put on it instead of that. And that steering arrangement is unsafe to say the least. That style steering is meant to mount to the transom with a pivot ball, not on those aluminum turnbuckles. That there would get somebody hurt in a hurry.

Skools Out · #8 11-19-2008, 02:03 PM

REPEAT DO NOT RUN THAT LIKE THAT!!!!

Who did that rigging. You need to take the motor off and install to the transom and replace the tilt tube with a new stainless one. cut the old tube in half knock out and slide the new one in.

zoso · #9 11-19-2008, 03:24 PM

OK guys, warnings heard, understood, and will be inforced !!!!

Thanks for looking out for us.
guess we will just lift the motor up manually

when trailoring until we find the correct mechanical tilt. can someone post a pic so we know what to look for?
also can someone post pic`s of how the steering is supposed to look?
by `tilt tube`, can I assume you mean the rusted pivot point of the motor?
TIA

nymack66 · #10 11-19-2008, 04:45 PM

This is exactly what you need at a darn good price
http://lakeland.craigslist.org/boa/924541049.html