This summer the steering cable on my wake board boat deteriorated to the point that it was almost impossible to turn the wheel. The cable for the Sport Nautique like most correct crafts are a dealer only item ...... bend over 300.00 bucks worth.
Solution :
I decided to try to lubricate it even tho it is sealed . I figured moisture got in , so oil should be able to seep in as well especially if I used a little force with compressed air.
The devise :
This is not the exact tool or materials I used . I just threw this together for illustration purposes to give you have a visual reference .
1 . All you do is slide the hose over the cable ( pressure test to make sure your fittings are not leaking ) .
2. Fill the pipe with desired oil (used as reservoir )
3. Add compressed air to force the oil thru the cable. The one I built used a valve stem instead of a barb and valve . Also used a El cheep O emergency auto compressor to pressurize with . The unit I used had a pressure gauge I would peg 100 psi then slowly back down to 50 psi . After several cycles the helm turned lock to lock with one finger. Before it took both hands and tons of pressure . SCORE ! saved 300 bucks took about 30 minutes
4. Enjoy circling back again and again to pick up shivering cold ass children that insisted to wake board on a fall windy day .
I thought this may come in handy to maintain the our ski cables as well .
CAUTION : if your fittings are not tightened down , you run the rise of popping off a line and spraying oil every where ( very messy ). Do a dry pressure test before adding oil.
Solution :
I decided to try to lubricate it even tho it is sealed . I figured moisture got in , so oil should be able to seep in as well especially if I used a little force with compressed air.
The devise :
This is not the exact tool or materials I used . I just threw this together for illustration purposes to give you have a visual reference .
1 . All you do is slide the hose over the cable ( pressure test to make sure your fittings are not leaking ) .
2. Fill the pipe with desired oil (used as reservoir )
3. Add compressed air to force the oil thru the cable. The one I built used a valve stem instead of a barb and valve . Also used a El cheep O emergency auto compressor to pressurize with . The unit I used had a pressure gauge I would peg 100 psi then slowly back down to 50 psi . After several cycles the helm turned lock to lock with one finger. Before it took both hands and tons of pressure . SCORE ! saved 300 bucks took about 30 minutes
4. Enjoy circling back again and again to pick up shivering cold ass children that insisted to wake board on a fall windy day .
I thought this may come in handy to maintain the our ski cables as well .
CAUTION : if your fittings are not tightened down , you run the rise of popping off a line and spraying oil every where ( very messy ). Do a dry pressure test before adding oil.
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