Steering cable bulkhead

[Zimm]

What I'm doing wrong other than wsm gave me the wrong cable? Bushing I can "possibly" slide over the rubber cable seal, title round plastic clips ID is to small to clip anywhere on the cable, washer won't slide over cable seal... What am I doing wrong other than overthinking this? This is a SN hull and supposedly the SN cable from wsm.

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[jdmforlife]

pull the rubber seals off and then install what you need

 

[Zimm]

Tried that but still can't get the plastic clip or the washer where they need to be.


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[jdmforlife]

Plastic clip should open and go over where cut out is in the cable

 

[Zimm]

Yeah, but the clips inside diameter is bigger than the recess it "fits" in. About to drill it out...


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[ticega306]

You have the parts in the proper order in the first pic. The rubber gland seal goes on tight but not crazy tight and should slip just past the notch in the cable. The plastic clip opens up and closes back into the notch. The metal washer buts up against the plastic clip. The threaded cap locks it all up against the bulkhead.
It helps to remove the rubber boot that comes installed at the cable joint when installing these parts. Then put it back on after the metal washer.
I'm assuming the new cable did not come with cable ends or nuts. These should be off as well and get installed last.

 

[Zimm]

I'll try it again when I get home, it just feels like the plastic clip is going to snap if I try and clip it in the cables recess.


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[ticega306]

I installed an sbt cable on my RN recently and the white clip snapped in with some pressure, but nothing to make me think it would break.

If u dont have a spare be careful. If u got a set of calipers, measure OD on cable notch and ID in clip to make sure they're not way off.


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[Zimm]

I'll do that as we'll, I can always drill out the hole a little bigger if need be and of make new half-moons out of some 1/4" al stock. Thanks for the help guys!


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[Quinc]

Would the SN pieces fit on the thicker 2005-2007 cables?

 

[ticega306]

Would the SN pieces fit on the thicker 2005-2007 cables?

almost certain that the pieces shown in post #1 are the same for both SN and RN. So i think yes. maybe someone else can confrim

 

[OCD Solutions]

Maybe they are different from end to end to keep them from getting installed wrong...have you tried it on the other end of the cable?

 

[Zimm]

Just mic-d the cable, both ends are .295, the plastic clip is .275, which doesn't seem like a lot but there is zero chance of clipping the clastic without breaking the other side... The ends of the cable are different lengths, yes but the recess is the same. I'm about to just make new half moons and be done with this lol

 

[OCD Solutions]

I would have drilled it out about 30 seconds after i discovered the issue, lol.

 

[Zimm]

Haha yeah as would I but with a newborn I haven't had much sleep so seemingly simple tasks take way to much brain power lol.

 

[OCD Solutions]

In that case, your making good progress and keep up the good work.

 

[Zimm]

Wamo! Thanks guys!

 

[JetManiac]

Would the SN pieces fit on the thicker 2005-2007 cables?

Yes, outer diameter of cable in those places is the same. Threads at the cable end are the same as well.