Throttle knob removal.
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 9:31pm
Topic: Throttle knob removal.
Posted By: pmccook1
Subject: Throttle knob removal.
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 1:37am
I've got the original knob on the throttle that won't come off.
I've taken some tight one's off before with no problem , but this one seems to be glued or superman put it on somewhere down the line of PO's.
I've PB"d it, put voodoo roots on it, tried holding it just under the knob on the metal part with pliers or any thing to keep it from twisting, but it won't give. I can't bring myself to break it off on purpose. I even got creative and painted the old wooden knob to match the purple , but i'd rather have the new one on.
Any other suggestions before I have to settle for the old knob ?
Would the control arm be sturdy enough to put the heat gun on it and not melt. Maybe that would loosen what ever is holding it tight ?
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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Posted By: rmm025
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 1:47am
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Mine was the same way when I bought my boat, but I had no knob. I just had the the threaded bushing that is fits into the knob. It was either severly coroded or glued with some super stuff because I got on it with some ViseGrips and sheared the threads completely off my handle. You can easily buy a new throttle handle assembly for a morse controler. I thinkg I got mine for about $30 but it took some serious searching to find one that price, and then got a nice wooden knob from skidim.
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Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 12:51pm
Had the same issue... I had pliers on the control arm, to keep it from twisting, and then used another set of pliers right on the metal bushing that is barely exposed below the wood knob. It felt like it was going to break the whole assembly, but it eventually broke loose. Good luck.
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Craig
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport
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Posted By: pmccook1
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 3:39pm
I've gotten a bunch of them off before, but this one finally snapped with me this morning. So I'm in search of .....
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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Posted By: Dave D.
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 3:47pm
I had the same problem and finally resorted to breaking out my Dremmel tool and used a small cutting wheel to cut thru the old wooden knob to expose the insert. I then carefully cut the insert down the side as not to cut into the threads of the control arm. Piece of cake. Be sure to use a drop cloth so you don't get the wood and metal shavings in your carpet.
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Dave D.
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5525&sort=&pagenum=4 - '89 Sport Nautique
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Posted By: pmccook1
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 6:22pm
I had just enough thread left to screw the new knob on. But I'll still be looking for a replacement.
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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Posted By: parrott
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 6:31pm
I know this sounds too simple, however, I had the same trouble. Soaked it in WD40 overnite and it then came off easy.
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1999 Air Nautique
1992 Nautique
1978 Nautique
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Posted By: pmccook1
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 9:57pm
I soaked it in PB blaster for 2 days, then today I tried one more time with the heat gun, but it broke off on the threads. I had enough threads left to put a new one on. Somebody had to of glued it at sometime. I saw the post about the cutoff wheel, but I think the threads where about ready to snap from somebody else trying to take it off. I could see the handle already had a slight twist to it before I started wrenching on it.
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pmccook1
Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple "
Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental
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Posted By: boardersdad
Date Posted: November-14-2013 at 2:22am
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I know this is an old thread, but maybe this will help someone down the line... my throttle knob was too tight to turn. I don't have a strap wrench. I used a small torch on the metal shift handle an inch below the knob. I suppose I had the torch on there about 45 seconds, until a faint bit of smoke appeared at the base of the knob. I kept the torch moving on the chromed handle, not just in one spot. I let the shifter cool for about a minute and then the knob turned off easily--of course, I had apparently smoked the glue between the wooden knob and its threaded bushing. But once the wood was off, a channel locks on the bushing removed it without much fuss.
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