NO FEED BACK STEERING QUESTION

[bradford]

Just good old fashioned Armstrong power steering on my V ;)

[reelapeelin]

NFB is great...have had mine several years and next best thing to hydraulic ...but I gots a question...


...is there any adjustment to the helm??...when I 1st installed it, my motor stayed upright when towin', but now it'll lay over goin' down the road...can these helms be tightened up any??... still works GREAT on the water ;) ...

[Airslot]

I'm not aware of any adjustment. Mine lays over when I trailer most times, and I've got a stiff one, motor that is ;D THe downfall of my 88 merc is gonna be the steering, as the upper and lower bushing on the main shaft are gonzo.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Airslot

...the upper and lower bushing on the main shaft are gonzo.

How difficult to replace bushings??...



Slot, I've E-Mailed Teleflex w/ no response ... guess I oughtta drag my ol' butt out there and take a look to see if any adjustment... ...

[Airslot]

Powerhead has to come off, that ought to be easy on an 88' that's never been apart ;D Not helping matters is that she's a 20" motor, therefore she lives that much closer to the water. I've got one of the regions best merc guys as my neighbor. We've sat down and pulled the parts sheet out and I'd be lookin at about 500 in parts to replace everything that should be replaced during a major disassembly. Add in that she runs flat out awesome and I don't want to take her apart. She may not run that good again. In the last 4 years I've rebuilt the lower unit entirely, only piece reused was the driveshaft, 1 stator, and powertrim/tilt assembly replaced w/ a used one. I have to figure out where to draw the line as far as dumping money into an 88'. As for now, she purrs like a kitten... ;D

[reelapeelin]

Yup!!...long as you can live w/it, best leave 'er be ;) ...

[randlemanboater]

I pulled the NFB helm out of the Starcraft yesterday, I am going to attempt to install it in the V today when it warms up a bit.

[randlemanboater]

Well, its done. *It took until today to do it, but its done (I said I would do it today). *It really was not bad at all.

And for anyone wondering, the cable is the same for Teleflex Safe-T helms and the NFB helms.

You might need a puller to do the job.




Access the helm by removing glove box.













You just push in and the cable is released, then turn the steering shaft until the cable comes out of the housing.





You have to change the bracket, the NFB wont fit in the hole.

[randlemanboater]

Here are the two helms together. *The one with the offset is the Safe-T.

[Airslot]

Nice work, nice pics, your gonna like it on the V. ;D