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Figure 6: Attaching the push rod to the tiller arm
Steering check
When you have mounted the drive unit, turn the boat’s steering wheel from hardover to
hardover and check that:
• Angular movement of the ball end fitting is less than 5 degrees (see
Figure 5
). If you
exceed this 5 degree limit, the drive will catch on the tiller arm/rudder quadrant and the
ball joint will bind.
• No part of the drive unit fouls the boat’s structure when the push rod moves in and out.
• The total rudder movement is limited to +/- 35 degrees by the steering system end stops
rather than the linear drive’s end limits (see
Figure 7
).
Figure 7: Total rudder movement
CAUTION
Linear drive
Make sure rudder movement is limited by the steering system end stops
before the push rod reaches its end stop. Failure to do this could damage
the drive and will invalidate the warranty.
Lock
washer
Tiller arm
Flange
Hole diameter
13 mm (0.52 in)
D5076-1
Tiller pin
Washer
Rod end
R-clip
Lock nut
35º
35º
Steering system
end stop
Steering system
end stop
D5079-1
