Thanks alot old timer. I got an 80's model. Bass tracker.i got in that sunbitch this morning and it was dam near locked up. I thought that was the problem. I'm glad you showed this video. Very helpful. Thanks ol'top.
Thanks so very much. I just bought an old pontoon and didn’t check the steering first. I even had to notch out part of the deck with a jig saw to pull the rod all the way through. So nicely greased now, a man with no arms could steer it!! Thanks again for explaining the process better than anyone!
thank you sir, I had a knee & hip replacement so I didn't take my boat out for two and a half years.....now I'm back and it's time to go fishin. Oh no...frozen steering.....your video was number one so I used it....your video was perfect...The only thing I had to do is remove my rear deck....had to hammer it out...but it worked....Thank You....I owe you a beer......Danny C
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to film everything you did. Instant subscribe. New boat owner here. An old 1990 pontoon boat and this is the fix i needed! Thank you!
🙏 Thank you my friend. This video is my savior today. I'm troubleshooting my seized steering My intuition was right according to your vid. Champion man. Like and Subscribed from New Zealand
Thanks for the video!!! Had same problem and couldn't even find someone to fix it. Then saw your video and fixed it myself. Your video was clear and uncomplicated so even someone like me could do it.
Thank you so much for the advice.Went through that procedure.Definitely better.The tube for the rod was so pitted.Does the cable angle make any difference in your opinion?
Very helpful thank you very much my Dad left me 1989 bass tracker with 25 horse Johnson when he passed away but steering was locked up from setting for a while got it running and thank to this video I will have it back in the water
Hi. I have a 1993 Johnson 150 outboard that just started to have hard steering, especially turning left. Thankyou for the video. I will give this a shot as soon as I pull the boat out of the water.
@prestondoonan5069 Unfortunately I was unable to get the steering arm out of the tube. I cleaned everything else best I could and regreased it. Slightly better but still a little hard turning left.
Thank you so much for making this video! The boat shop was telling me that I needed a new cable. However, by following your very professional instruction. It now again works like new!
Very well done video easy to follow eat no junk or fluff just there’s what you doing that’s how you fix it I’ll subscribe looking forward to more thank you very much great job
I got everything loose but the rod won't budge a bit when I try to get it out from the motor. Suggestions? This is a great video for me as a novice. Thanks!
Thanks so Much I have a lot of play In my steering. Hope my Marina can do the fix. I’m sure the steering design is similar for Mercury motors I have a Honda BF75. Similar in design to this one. Thx
"CRUD!" I thought I needed a new cable, which I did purchase, but then found it was the engine support tube as depicted in the video. I am going to try and clean w a solvent, and then lubricate w marine lubricant to see how it goes w/out attempting removal(?)
Hi, is it still possible to stear the engine manually by hand when there is a hydraulic system mounted on the boat please? I wonder if it makes any harm to the hydraulic system. Thank you.
Very helpful. I’ve noticed my steering locking and a little stiff when I go out to the water. I was this close to take it to a shop so they could nail me for few hundred bucks. Thanks
Why not show the removal of the shaft???. I hate when I'm trying to find a fix and you finally locate the perfect video, and the person says what to do but doesn't show it.
I have attached great video on steering problems. Solved mine, which was replacing steering cable. ua-cam.com/video/tfMn6bGfAKs/v-deo.htmlsi=QhgxAl_WKoW-uvLQ
Awesome video man. I was ready to throw the towel in....almost. After many swear words I thought good ole UA-cam might have some help. Before viewing this tonight I got to the point of removing the big coupling nut on starboard side but didn't try the port nut to allow the rod to be removed. But oh man - i was spraying WD-40 into the hole around the shaft and the rust that was flowing out was wicked......Let you know how it goes. Praying it's not the motor pivot points - this fix is so much simpler. Thanks a again.
@@Gigmaster Thanks for responding my friend. Like magic and to my delight I loosened the tie rod and the motor moved as freely as yours did - that is good - the steering tube (vertical) sounds like a tougher issue. Dang mine is stuck good. Looks like I am going to get an inch a day and so in about 7 days this thing should be out. I am not in a hurry and not giving in. I bought a Harbor Freight air hammer for $12 and all it did was make a lot of noise - good tool though - just not strong enough for this job. I used the tilt to move it up and down thinking the tube would rotate around the shaft and loosen the rust and grease. I also - while there is enough room to grab - put a pipe wrench on the port end and rotated it back and forth. Every time I do that it help me to get another 1/8 inch out. Haven't tried heat yet......... let y'all now tomorrow - its beer thirty.
@@Gigmaster This long message may help others not to give in - keep pounding - it beats $2000. We finally got it out with the help of my friend who really knows how to throw a hammer proper - a 3-pounder I believe. With minimal room in that transom area we had to keep about 7 or 8 different lengths of metal "drifts" handy to get give us the room to hit the end of it and push it all the way through. In the end we had to stack 2 drifts behind the end of it. We used "all thread", socket extensions and allen wrenches - all sawed to different lengths. All in all, about 5-6 hours of pounding - between the resting and BSing. I sprayed PB penetrating oil into it nightly and would take a few whacks daily. Heating the middle of the tube with a heat gun helped soften what we thought might be old grease, but in the end may be just making the metal expand the right way to help. We noted the rust every time we removed the drift was fine and very dry - so we are not sure if there was very much grease in this tube after all? We found it would not move at all with the lighter blows - there was a minimal force required to get this thing to move. Unfortunately after all of that, we sprayed oil into it and saw it leaking from the middle of the tube - a hole rusted through the tube. I am going to try and thoroughly hone it out and JB-weld the little hole for now to get this thing running - before long its going to need a new tilt tube. Another option may be a external transom mounted steering assembly and just not use the tilt tube. Another thing that happened was the small hole at the end of the assembly that is for the tie rod split some, but is still usable - lesson learned - you might try to find something to fit snugly in that hole to help keep it from getting split from all of the pounding. Sorry for the long message, but maybe it helps someone else. Whew. Thanks again.
Thanks alot old timer. I got an 80's model. Bass tracker.i got in that sunbitch this morning and it was dam near locked up. I thought that was the problem. I'm glad you showed this video. Very helpful. Thanks ol'top.
Rock on!
Thank you! I was 10 seconds away from ordering a new cable when I found this video. Saved me $100!
Awesome man! Glad to hear it!
Same
Same! Saved me from buying a cable. Much appreciated
Thanks so very much. I just bought an old pontoon and didn’t check the steering first. I even had to notch out part of the deck with a jig saw to pull the rod all the way through. So nicely greased now, a man with no arms could steer it!! Thanks again for explaining the process better than anyone!
Glad it helped
Cheers for posting this video! Helped me get my boat going again👍
Glad it helped
I have to watch this video every year 😂. Always works! Thanks!
thank you sir, I had a knee & hip replacement so I didn't take my boat out for two and a half years.....now I'm back and it's time to go fishin. Oh no...frozen steering.....your video was number one so I used it....your video was perfect...The only thing I had to do is remove my rear deck....had to hammer it out...but it worked....Thank You....I owe you a beer......Danny C
Awesome man! Made my day!
I just used this video to take apart and clean my steering and it works great now. Thank you for the in depth video!
Glad it helped! Love saving people money!
Thank you Gigmaster and UA-cam University!!!!
Hope it helped!!
Watched video yesterday and cleaned and put back together today and turns smoothly!!! Thank you!!!
Awesome! Glad it helped!
I'm building a speed boat from the hull up and this video is going to be a life saver
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to film everything you did. Instant subscribe. New boat owner here. An old 1990 pontoon boat and this is the fix i needed! Thank you!
Welcome aboard!
Awesome fella - steel wool on the drill is genius.👍
This video saved our butts at lake powell after driving 1280 miles from Washington state. Thank you so much, sir.
Glad it helped! Love to save people money!
🙏
Thank you my friend.
This video is my savior today.
I'm troubleshooting my seized steering
My intuition was right according to your vid.
Champion man.
Like and Subscribed from New Zealand
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Job completed.
It sure helped heaps.
And it saved me a trip to town two hours 20 minutes away.
I can get back on the sea .
@@tanioraaura1274 Go catching not fishing! 😂
@Gigmaster Yip, fore shore out there fishing for tea,not the cuppa tea.
There's nothing like fresh food, my friend.
Thanks for the video!!! Had same problem and couldn't even find someone to fix it. Then saw your video and fixed it myself. Your video was clear and uncomplicated so even someone like me could do it.
Awesome! Glad to hear these stories! Go catch some fish!
Thanks for great instruction from a boatie DOWN UNDER Australia :)
Glad it was helpful!
Dude… thank you for a clear and concise How-To!
Awesome! Hope it helped! It fixed mine!
My steering is very tight and just found this video. Going to try this tommorow and will edit. Thanks ! Great Vid !
Hope it helps! Save some money!
Great job with this video - solved more than just our stiff steering but actually helped with swapping out two different makes of outboard engines.
Glad to help! Now go catch some fish!
Thank you so much for the advice.Went through that procedure.Definitely better.The tube for the rod was so pitted.Does the cable angle make any difference in your opinion?
As a new/old boat owner I am very grateful to find this video! Thank you sir!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic video!! exactly what I need to do, my steering has been heavy for years and seized up altogether 🙏
You can do it!
You just save me a lot of time and money. Thank you 🙏
Glad I could help!
Very helpful thank you very much my Dad left me 1989 bass tracker with 25 horse Johnson when he passed away but steering was locked up from setting for a while got it running and thank to this video I will have it back in the water
Glad it helped!
Finally a solution! I just always dealt with the hard turning boat. Thank you
No problem 👍
Hi. I have a 1993 Johnson 150 outboard that just started to have hard steering, especially turning left. Thankyou for the video. I will give this a shot as soon as I pull the boat out of the water.
How did it go?
@prestondoonan5069 Unfortunately I was unable to get the steering arm out of the tube. I cleaned everything else best I could and regreased it. Slightly better but still a little hard turning left.
@@alciambriello6961 thanks
Fantastic video.just the right info we needed without all the bs. Love your work.👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome, you save so much money when you do something yourself. The UA-cam crowd cheers for Gigmaster!
instablaster.
Mr. Gigmaster thank you so much for the vid, this is something I have to deal with tomorrow, TY again
Glad to help
This was awesome. My steering gets stuck every spring, been tapping with a hammer to loosen it, can't wait to clean it out.
You can do it!
Thank you sir for your video. I will do that anyway because it probably needs it. Keep up the great videos.
Perfect video. Straight to the point and good old horse sense.
Great video! Had this problem over the weekend and I think this will do the trick
Glad it helped
Nice fix job Steve. Pays to be handy!!!
this is why I love you tube! thanks man ...you saved the day!
Wow!! Thanks for sharing and actually explaining/showing us how to fix the problem! You are a lifesaver!
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much!!! Couldn't have fixed my steering without your help. ♥ ♥ You're the man
Glad to hear!!
Thanks for the video. I cleaned up the steering tube now my boat handles like new
Love to hear that! Now go catch some fish!
Just the video I have been looking for. Great job. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for making this video! The boat shop was telling me that I needed a new cable. However, by following your very professional instruction. It now again works like new!
Glad it helped
Very Helpful. Thank You very much
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, I'm gonna give that a try. You have saved me a lot of trouble, if that is my problem. If it is not in my motor. Thanks again!!!...
Glad to help! Let me know if it works!
Great video thank you 😎 helped sort the steering on my shetland family four 😀
Glad it helped
Had the same problem bought a old boat but it fixed it!! Great tip..
All done without special tools! Thank you. (Never thought of the steel wool)
Glad to help!
Good how to video. Will try your fix on my steering wheel on 2003 130 Boston Whaler.
Very well done video easy to follow eat no junk or fluff just there’s what you doing that’s how you fix it I’ll subscribe looking forward to more thank you very much great job
Glad I could help now go catch some fish!
Great job, I’m trying that tomorrow
Great video sir. Now I know exactly what my boat steering needs.
Good luck!
thaks now i can fix my 1973 65hp evinrude on my 1969 crestliner,love that boat
Get out and have some fun!
Have upgraded to hydraulics due to this problem. Excellent video 10 out of 10
But doesnt hydraulic still use the same grease shaft? I thought it just eliminates the cable, but still uses this bs part.
This guy is awesome. Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video and instructions.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for saving my vacation!
You bet!
great video. instructive, short easy to follow. and it HELPS!!! THANK YOU1
Glad it helped!
Thanks for a informative video, got a 88 omc that gives me the same symptoms
Glad I found this, had this exact issue today and this was the fix!
Glad to hear that!
Thanks for the video, I have just had this issue, now steering is perfect, 👌
Really like the drill/steel wood trick 👌
I got everything loose but the rod won't budge a bit when I try to get it out from the motor. Suggestions? This is a great video for me as a novice. Thanks!
Spray it with some nut buster and tap with a hammer? Going to take some time probably rusted up!
The sea horse is ready for another run !
Gonna try this, Thanks man!
Same here. I need to find the right size end seals first so it will keep the crap out.
Good dude, I could tell right away.
You just saved my summer !
Good job Gigmaster
This guy knows his grease
Thank you so much you are the best teacher
Thank you so much for the video... One guy gave me a price of $1000 to do what you did.
Awesome! Love to save my subs some money!
Just bought an 84 Champion 201 for $1k and the steering is a bit stiff. Thanks for the info
oooo yea that feeling when she slides like it's fresh ice
Hell yeah!!! Good feeling!
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
❤ Thank you sir. I solve the problem. Your video is perfect.
Awesome!! Glad it worked out. Love to save people money!
Thanks so
Much I have a lot of play
In my steering.
Hope my
Marina can do the fix. I’m sure the steering design is similar for Mercury motors
I have a Honda BF75. Similar in design to this one.
Thx
"CRUD!" I thought I needed a new cable, which I did purchase, but then found it was the engine support tube as depicted in the video. I am going to try and clean w a solvent, and then lubricate w marine lubricant to see how it goes w/out attempting removal(?)
Thanks for information, I was about buy a new one!
Did it work?
Great information, thank you for the video
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks mate, very helpful
Glad it helped
Any time I can learn something new I like it.
Thank you gigmaster.....
Hi, is it still possible to stear the engine manually by hand when there is a hydraulic system mounted on the boat please? I wonder if it makes any harm to the hydraulic system. Thank you.
Very helpful.
I’ve noticed my steering locking and a little stiff when I go out to the water.
I was this close to take it to a shop so they could nail me for few hundred bucks.
Thanks
Good detailed video! Thanks!
Great to the point video!
Thanks!
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
As far as preventative maintenance, could I apply a thin layer of grease on the steering rod without taking the cable completely out?
Use the grease fitting if you have one otherwise I would keep a coat of marine grease on it.
Smooth tutorial 👌 thanks
Huge THANK YOU!
Great video !
Thanks!
Fair play to you…!! Video really helped… 👍
Glad it helped
Why not show the removal of the shaft???. I hate when I'm trying to find a fix and you finally locate the perfect video, and the person says what to do but doesn't show it.
I have attached great video on steering problems. Solved mine, which was replacing steering cable.
ua-cam.com/video/tfMn6bGfAKs/v-deo.htmlsi=QhgxAl_WKoW-uvLQ
Go find a video on how to the ya stupid mutt
Mate it’s 2 bolts to remove shaft not rocket science if you can’t work that out you shouldn’t be working on your own boat Einstein
Nice one mate keep them comming.☺️
Awesome video! Very well explained
Great video
Excellent video thanks
Very welcome! Hope it helped!
Thanks You for helpful instructional video and tips!
great video. worked a treat
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Awesome video man. I was ready to throw the towel in....almost. After many swear words I thought good ole UA-cam might have some help. Before viewing this tonight I got to the point of removing the big coupling nut on starboard side but didn't try the port nut to allow the rod to be removed. But oh man - i was spraying WD-40 into the hole around the shaft and the rust that was flowing out was wicked......Let you know how it goes. Praying it's not the motor pivot points - this fix is so much simpler. Thanks a again.
Let us know if it worked! Love saving people some $$$!
@@Gigmaster Thanks for responding my friend. Like magic and to my delight I loosened the tie rod and the motor moved as freely as yours did - that is good - the steering tube (vertical) sounds like a tougher issue. Dang mine is stuck good. Looks like I am going to get an inch a day and so in about 7 days this thing should be out. I am not in a hurry and not giving in. I bought a Harbor Freight air hammer for $12 and all it did was make a lot of noise - good tool though - just not strong enough for this job. I used the tilt to move it up and down thinking the tube would rotate around the shaft and loosen the rust and grease. I also - while there is enough room to grab - put a pipe wrench on the port end and rotated it back and forth. Every time I do that it help me to get another 1/8 inch out. Haven't tried heat yet......... let y'all now tomorrow - its beer thirty.
Keep working it slowly I think you are on your way to success! Keep us updated.
@@Gigmaster This long message may help others not to give in - keep pounding - it beats $2000. We finally got it out with the help of my friend who really knows how to throw a hammer proper - a 3-pounder I believe. With minimal room in that transom area we had to keep about 7 or 8 different lengths of metal "drifts" handy to get give us the room to hit the end of it and push it all the way through. In the end we had to stack 2 drifts behind the end of it. We used "all thread", socket extensions and allen wrenches - all sawed to different lengths. All in all, about 5-6 hours of pounding - between the resting and BSing. I sprayed PB penetrating oil into it nightly and would take a few whacks daily. Heating the middle of the tube with a heat gun helped soften what we thought might be old grease, but in the end may be just making the metal expand the right way to help. We noted the rust every time we removed the drift was fine and very dry - so we are not sure if there was very much grease in this tube after all? We found it would not move at all with the lighter blows - there was a minimal force required to get this thing to move. Unfortunately after all of that, we sprayed oil into it and saw it leaking from the middle of the tube - a hole rusted through the tube. I am going to try and thoroughly hone it out and JB-weld the little hole for now to get this thing running - before long its going to need a new tilt tube. Another option may be a external transom mounted steering assembly and just not use the tilt tube. Another thing that happened was the small hole at the end of the assembly that is for the tie rod split some, but is still usable - lesson learned - you might try to find something to fit snugly in that hole to help keep it from getting split from all of the pounding. Sorry for the long message, but maybe it helps someone else. Whew. Thanks again.
Thanks for the update.
Nice glass work
Hi, is there any way to contact you and show you a picture of my steering cable? Would love to get your opinion.