opinion on wsm steering cable

[surfjunkie]

what is the knock on them? is it that the housing is thinner?

 

[MADMAT]

I just installed one.....seemed like very good quality from what I could see...

 

[BruceSki]

mine was crap... it wasn't even the right length when i just compared it to an oem cable. it lasted me a season before it started locking up in the salt.

i bought it because i could get it next day. i will never do that again.

oem only on motor mounts, cables, and electronics for me

 

[Crab]

Im an idiot

 

[BruceSki]

hes talking steering cable.

 

[Big Kahuna]

I ordered one about 5 years ago, got it in and it would not fit, it was a SN cable. Sent it back. Same part number for the RN as SN. Dont know if they made any changes.

 

[BruceSki]

I ordered one about 5 years ago, got it in and it would not fit, it was a SN cable. Sent it back. Same part number for the RN as SN. Dont know if they made any changes.

i think that might be what happened to me. it said 90-07 superjet

it sure as hell didn't work right on my RN. it actually ended up bending and snapping and then i re threaded the end and it was the right length. unfortunately by then it was all bound up inside. WSM is good for some things just not stuff like that.

 

[Idok]

what is the knock on them? is it that the housing is thinner?

IMO it doesnt save you enough $$$ to warrant it...it will cost you more in the end to not buy a direct OEM replacement

 

[MADMAT]

I just got a RN one form Hot Products and it fit perfectly. They show 2 part numbers now.

 

[JetManiac]

I ordered one about 5 years ago, got it in and it would not fit, it was a SN cable. Sent it back. Same part number for the RN as SN. Dont know if they made any changes.

It is my understanding that RN and SN cables are the same except SN is about 3" longer.


Also, I think motion pro cables are better than wsm.

 

[oxnard111]

Replaced my RN steering cables with an OEM from Parker. still slides like butter. I ride 100% salt.

 

[Idok]

It is my understanding that RN and SN cables are the same except SN is about 3" longer.


Also, I think motion pro cables are better than wsm.

was talking with butti the other day about motion pro cables.......he has a MP kawi throttle cable on his boat and it said it got rusty within a couple of months

 

[Big Kahuna]

It is my understanding that RN and SN cables are the same except SN is about 3" longer.


Also, I think motion pro cables are better than wsm.

Then it cannot be the same. The same is just that, exact match!



The one I got was longer, I tried cutting it shorter but it just would not work.

 

[Matt_E]

OEM only.

 

[swanny]

I saw a buddy with a non oem cable on huge surf snap his cable and get into some serious trouble. This guy is a great athlete and almost died that day.

OEM only

 

[MADMAT]

Ahhggg..now I am regretting this.....should have gotten OE....ah well.....I ride 99% fresh so we shall see I guess.

 

[djkorn1]

just ride it....I got a spare RN cable layin around if you break it.

 

[augustaf]

It helps to put some 3/8 hose around the cable where it chafes against the hull and waterbox. Even the oem cable uses steel for the casing (the core is ss on all) and once you rub through the (thin) outer covering it will rust and fracture.

 

[BruceSki]

It helps to put some 3/8 hose around the cable where it chafes against the hull and waterbox. Even the oem cable uses steel for the casing (the core is ss on all) and once you rub through the (thin) outer covering it will rust and fracture.

i have been running mine like that since i melted my oem cable when i had a waterline get messed up. the waterbox got hot enough to melt right through my cable and then it took a few rides for it to rust.

well lets just say when the cable gives going 50 into a turn in the marsh its not so fun trying to do damage control steering with your foot.

i use about 1 and a half feet of hose in that area just to be safe now.

 

[WILKEY]

oem only