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8122pbrainard 
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 Topic: 70s Teleflex helmPosted: July-16-2008 at 9:12am |
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I've never opened up a Teleflex helm and wondering if anyone has. I seem to remember someone here re bushed their older helm. Looking at the manual it doesn't look like the rack can be shimmed to remove the backlash but new bushings on the pinion shaft may help. I do have some radial slop in the shaft. The bushings look like those cheapo split plastic ones! The cable per the PO was new when I got the boat and is not binding.
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korey
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Posted: July-17-2008 at 4:36am |
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I was laying under the dash thinking about the EXACT same thing tonight. I'm not 100% convinced that mine is original though, even if it is, your 77 probably has a different setup than my '70 (cuda)
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Korey Morris
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TRBenj
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Posted: July-17-2008 at 11:24am |
Actually, if Im not mistaken, the same Teleflex Big-T helm is used on both my '90 and '71-72 Skiers. Ive got one helm thats busted, but I havent taken it apart. I say go for it, Pete- and let us know what you find! |
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Posted: July-18-2008 at 12:59am |
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I took my helm apart as I also wanted to tighten it up. I couldn't find repacement bushings so I just buttoned it back up as is. I suppose you could knurl the bore but that would not be cricket with a safety item like steering.
Use synthetic brake caliper grease when you rebuild it - Syn grease won't eat the plastic cable liner like petrol-based grease will. BTW - new helm from CC = $350, I checked. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-18-2008 at 7:34am |
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Chris, I called around to several of my power tranmission guys I use regarding the split plastic flange bushings that the manual shows inside the helm. 2 of the 3 remember them (I do too) from years back but haven't see them in 20 years. My intent is to open it up this fall and replace the bushings with oil-lite bronze. They should be a drop in replacement because if I remember correctly, the plastic ones were in all the same dimensions.
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Posted: July-18-2008 at 10:23am |
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Pete - Oilites would certainly be a permanent fix & outlast the boat! Please post the oilite #'s when you select them. I may follow suit for a winter project.
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