Replacing Steering Cable Challanger

[seadoomike]

Has anyone replaced their steering cable on a Seadoo Challanger 2000? I have a manual but its not very helpful..I wonder how hard it is? The part that looks tough is the hull area. How does it slip back through the hull?

 

[rookie101]

Info????

I need to what year and model. If your running the Mercury I can give you a walk through, but if your running the rotax someone else will chime in.

Aaron

 

[seadoomike]

Mercury

I have the Mercury 240 EFI motor. Thanks for the reply.

 

[rookie101]

Loosen the outer bellows jam nut.

Remove the nut and bolt that secure the cable end adaptor to the steering nozzle.

Unthread the cable end adapter counting the turns as a reference (it must be reinstalled with a MINIMUM of nine turns).

Loosen the clamp on the bellows and spin the bellows off the cable (again, count the turns as this will give you a starting point for your adjustment).

Now from inside the boat undue the clamps on the inner bellows.

Remove the two jam nuts that secure the cable to the wear housing.(this is the hard part due to the location of the nuts)
Once you have the outer bellows off you will be able to see the first of the two jam nuts (outer). All you have to do is break this nut loose, and it should spin off by hand depending on corrosion and the shape of the threads. Now you should be able to start sliding the cable in to the hull of the boat. Once you get it back an inch or so reach in with your hand and spin the inner jam nut off in the same direction as the outer. Just keep working the cable back as you spin the nut off.

You should now be able to slide the cable through the thru hull fitting and pull it in to the boat.


To help with reinstalling the cable tape some wire or string to the old cable before you pull it through the pump. Then when ready tape this to the new cable to help guide the cable through the pump.


Aaron:cheers:

 

[seadoomike]

Thanks

Thanks, I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the help. I am waiting for the cable and will put it on soon.

 

[seadoomike]

Replaced it

Well, the old cable was broke alright. The housing that the cable runs through back by the jet nossle was broke. It is compressed in and the compressed fitting was cracked, thus letting it bind when I turned it. Thats the good news. The bad news is, I broke off a darn nut that bolts it to the turning nossle and had to order one off of the internet. Not the best way to start. Anyway, thanks for the advise. I think it will turn right now. Your advise was very helpful, thanks again,

Mike

 

[Skidude]

I hate to revive such an old thread, but I am fighting with this same thing.
The replacement cable I bought is obviously not the right one. My boat (2000 Sportster 1800 with the 210 Merc) uses the two jam nuts as described in this thread, but the replacement cable I got has a captured washer instead, which does NOT fit through any of the openings required to thread the cable through.
Is there something I need to do to make this cable work, or can I still buy the correct cable somewhere? I cannot find it anywhere!