Richard, When I tightened my steering cables, I tightened them to almost remove all slop in the wheel. but not so tight to put a strain on anything. I now have about 1/2 to 3/4 inch play in the wheel.
Doug Mountjoy sv Pegasus LF38 #4 just west of Ballard, WA On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi all, in getting ready for spring I noticed some slack in my steering > cables in the area between the quadrant and the sheaves which turn the > cable up into the helm; the play is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch; is there a norm > or a standard rule of thumb for how much, if any flex, or looseness is > considered standard, similar to the tension of an engine belt, (I'm > thinking of the 1/2 inch flex for the alternator belt, etc)? I did > tighten up the cable terminal on the quadrant and that seemed to tighten > the cable a bit, but I can only reach on of the terminals, not both of > them...: also, we got in our first sail of the season last Sunday and there > was no noticeable play or slack in the steering wheel. many thanks to the > group for your collective wisdom! > > Richard > 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596; > > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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