Changing the steering wheel on a boat
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2015
- Pimp My Tinnie - Part 1
In this video I change the steering wheel on The Green Machine. The original wheel had been on there for many, many years and was quite stuck so I had to resort to some destructive methods of removal. It was worth it though as the new steering wheel makes the boat feel so much better to drive. :)
During this video I use a bit of penetrating oil, a puller, a slide hammer and ultimately a drill to overcome the corrosion. By using these techniques in order you can ramp up your efforts until you get your steering wheel off. Changing a steering wheel is one of the quickest ways to make your boat more fun to drive so why not give it a go?
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Just took My 1960s Crestliner Scout wheel off in less than 5 min, GOT LUCKY. Now I have to get the rotted wood dash out, search for some aluminum piece to replace rotted wood. Your my new favorite channel, love the Green Machine.
Dang! Pimp my intro! Just found your videos. Love how casual yet detailed and informative it is. Do a lot of work on my family's boat (my dad doesn't know engines) and have learned a lot from watching your videos. Enjoy The project!
actually such a helpful video! I was literally scratching my head thinking what am I not seeing here. it's just stuck, hack it off ;) cheers
Hey you got it done and that’s all that matters! I’m feeling your pain and haters will always be haters. Thanks for the video.
Just about to do this. Took the nut off the steering wheel of the old Savage 'Vampire' and it's stuck fast after being there for 40 years or more. I won't be surprised if I have to follow you all the way and drill a hole in the bastard.
Thanks for sharing different techniques and how it's ok if it's difficult
Ah man that moment when it came off was a relief to watch!! I have a 1973 I’m refitting out and Iv tried the steering wheel so far with no luck! Managed to pull the entire control station off with it so looks like a rebuild for me😬
This is what UA-cam was made for. Great video on exactly how most average people will find this job. You covered some really great ideas here for the home DIYer. One tip to add for quality here is you should use the slide hammer only AFTER drilling may fail. Even though you'll destroy the steering wheel if a puller fails, if you use a slide hammer first you will likely destroy the bearings in the steering shaft assembly.
I had one of these on my haines 416 c bloody frustrating when they wont come of scratching your head thinking what havent i done and then bang of it pops good video .
Thanks from the bottom of my heart Dangar Stu. Today I replaced the ugly old plastic wheel in my 1994 Cruise Craft Spirit 470 with a shiny new stainless steel item. I undid the nut and pulled like mad then thought..."what the hell am I missing?" Then I decided to consult your endless wisdom via youtube and voila there you are taking off an old wheel on a Teleflex steering system. I must say I skipped parts 1 and 2 ie the puller and the slide hammer simply because they are not in my tool inventory. Nope, I went straight to the drill and and the hammer and old screwdriver. 80 minutes and two broken drill bits later the last molecules of aluminium released their tenacious grip on the brass spline and eureka the bloody old thing was off. It took about two minutes to fit the new one which looks wheely nice. Without your video there is no way I'd have had the confidence to just start drilling out copious amounts of metal and belting the crap out of it with a hammer using an old Stanley screw driver. Happily I was able to remove the old wheel without damaging the spline. I must say those old clear yellow Stanley plastic handles are bloody tough!!! This is a project boat which is really coming along. Maybe I will make a video showing the progress. But I don't think the camera and the mike likes me as much as it does you. Fare Well.
Thanks for this video. All other tries were unsuccessful (hammer, puller). I couldn't pull off the steering wheel until I drilled a hole as you showed and finally it went out.
I really appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your videos. We all have different ways to accomplish things. I am now trying to get a destroyer type S/S wheel off of a teleflex helm. I made the mistake (which I know exactly what I did wrong.) I sprayed "PB Blaster "then put the puller on and tightened with a lot of pressure before I noticed it was pulling at an angle and mangled the shaft end, I should have put the nut on to take the brunt of the pressure. I am not reusing the helm. Now I don't have a flat shaft to put the puller on.
Another informative video....thanks bro!
Dangar, Thank you so much for your videos i've been redoing my boat (painting,decks,carpet,seats, steering wheel ) your videos come in clutch when i'm doing stuff , i got lucky on the steering wheel, a couple sharp taps with the hammer popped right off after watching your vids i feel confident to replace the impeller at the end of this season. Thanks again for the vids keep em coming !! Fixing to put in a 6 gang fused switch panel would love to see a vid on wiring it, if you got a donor that needs one. BTW i'm in the states but always watch your videos. And yes it does go better with the Jose Cuervo "lubricant" again for the mechanic NOT the boat !!
great video. Gave me some idea's on pulling my broken steering wheel from a boat made in 1978, before I began. Can't imagine why anyone would register a dislike on this. Guess some people just can do things better than anyone else.
Thanks! I’m trying to replace a stuck and thought that I was doing something wrong when it didn’t budge.
Everybody has different ways of getting the same job accomplished. I just replaced a wheel on a Crestliner Storm and I used a heat gun around the stem and then banged on the stem lightly with a hammer with a nut on the stem to protect the threads. Came right off.
I had to WD40 mine and use the drill method. Worked. Thanks.
instead of a puller I got the drill out few holes and a chisel it came right off thank you!