Changing the steering wheel on a boat
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 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.
Glad the wheel came off easily for you. Be sure to post some pictures of your dash on the Facebook page when it is done! :)
I watch dangar Stu more than I watch Netflix
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.
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.
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.
This is what CZcams 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.
But like I said, I love your humility and understanding that these videos are largely watched by people looking to learn, not people who already know.
I appreciate the style. I'll check out some more of your videos. Cheers
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😬
The corrosion really can put up a good fight!
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!
+DaebakMonkey Thanks mate, glad you enjoying the vids. :)
Thanks for sharing different techniques and how it's ok if it's difficult
My pleasure, plenty of jobs certainly go this way.
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 Mark, I know what you are saying, and in someways I should have gone straight to that. Often here we are swapping helms so the same wheel has to go back on but they aren't often this stuck!
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.
Heat definitely helps a lot when parts are stuck together.
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.
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.
+Steve Smith If there is one thing I've learnt about fixing boats is that it never goes to plan! Good luck getting yours off. Just keep moving up the scale until you win. :) I don't mind dislikes at all if people comment and say what they don't like, but when people say nothing it just leaves me wondering what was wrong. I love the idea of sharing information so we all learn something!
I ended up drilling out the key in the key way like you did. Worked very well. Wheel popped off no problem. Pretty good for something that has been assembled for 38 years and around salt water all of that time. Thanks again. Steve
Nice work Steve. 38 years is a long time to get pretty well fused together! :)
Another informative video....thanks bro!
+DeltaProMaster Lauj You're welcome mate, glad you liked it. :)
I had to WD40 mine and use the drill method. Worked. Thanks.
think I will be chopping mine up as well, man ridiculous!
instead of a puller I got the drill out few holes and a chisel it came right off thank you!
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.
So as far as I'm concerned this is the perfect guide.
Thanks!
Good luck with the job. It wouldn't be much of a video if it was brand new and slide straight off so this is definitely made for people in your exact situation.;)
I left the old steering wheel on. Took the barrel of from the back then re-cabled the drum as per your other vid. Resprayed the steering wheel to make it look pretty.
Oh yeah, and I did a half wind too much on the drum, which made for interesting steering. left = right , right = left. Fixing that now...
Thanks again. great guides.
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 !!
Thanks Dan, glad the videos have been helping you with your boat. I've got a vid on DIY wiring with individual fuse holders but doing a vid on those prefab fused switch panels is a good idea. I'll add it to the list.
Thanks! I’m trying to replace a stuck and thought that I was doing something wrong when it didn’t budge.
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 .
I know what you mean. You always think it's never going to come off then, bang!
Good video, I just recently began redoing a 1961 fiberglass 16' Glasspar "Del Mar" mini express cruiser, that sleeps two on a v-berth. It was a fresh water boat, (I live in Port Huron, Michigan U.S.A.). I purchased it for $100, boat, trailer and seized 75 hp Johnson v4. Two days ago I was able to buy an identical 1961 75 hp Johnson that ran last year (again a fresh water engine), for $175 from a friend. Boats are little used in my area, (short 10-12 week season), very plentiful and cheap or often free. My boat has a seized teleflex steering setup. I am going to try and free it up, hopefully I won't have to replace the whole thing. I am putting my old 9.9 Mariner on one side of the 75 hp and a 55 pound thrust "Minn Kota" electric motor on the other. Our lakes are huge (really inland fresh water seas), capable of sinking 1,000 foot freighters in storms, best to be safe! good luck with your projects, again thanks for doing the marine videos, Gary!
highwatercircutrider Hi Gary. Sounds like you've got a good project going there. I'd love to see a video of the lakes you go boating on if ever you get the chance, they sound amazing. Glad the videos have helped you, hearing so makes it all worth while. Take care, Stu.
I will try and get some video of Lake Huron, where it empties into the St. Clair river. my brother and I have been fishing the past three weeks this spring for Walleye (a large member 13"- 25" of the perch family). We have each been getting our limit of 6 apiece each trip out. It is springtime here (our summer begins June 21 st.), and warm. It was 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit, which is about 25-27 Celsius.
highwatercircutrider Look forward to seeing it!
This was cool, I love watching different peoples tricks/ideas/methods because (ya really never know…) Also, btw “tool purists” can stuff it. I have a huge fabrication garage with (a fortune) in tools. Truth is, some of the most effective ones I have, I’ve built/modified myself. (Usually out of inexpensive ones). Sometimes the coolest, most useful techniques and tools are “out of the box” or one offs. It’s just innovation really.
👍Thank you. 💝
Just drive the boat with the nut loose. The wheel will come off just as you pull up to the dock and need to steer!
Another good video, thank you!
Thanks Jim!
Did mine yesterday, I put my left leg / thigh between the wheel and the console, I used my thigh to push the wheel away from the console whilst hitting the center bolt with a hammer, it came off very easily considering it's 1995 model.
Very useful technical works and thanks for sharing your knowledge, one quaternion is that Moony Moony bridge behind you?
Hi mate, you're most welcome. Yep, that the bridge at Mooney Mooney.
Had a similar problem with removing my boat's steering wheel which had metal spokes. Used a puller but instead of pointing hooks inward, pointed the outward and wrapped arms above hooks tightly with a length of chain cut to size. Used a removable link for appropriate sizing. The puller's hooks pulled against the chain which pulled against the metal spokes of the wheel. Wheel snapped loose after screwing down puller center screw-thing. This might not have worked on your wheel with it's plastic spokes. Looked liked the corrosion bind might have been stronger than those plastic spokes.
Wrapping a bit of chain is a good technique. I sometimes do what with bearing carriers too. I think you are right though when it comes to plastic steering wheels. This one had so much flex in it that I just don't think it would have had the strength.
It is ridiculous how difficult it can be to remove these old steering wheels.
My steering wheel has been on my boat since 1975, I’m not looking forward to getting it off.
Great video; I can't believe that many people 'disliked' this video! A bunch of
pansy losers.
Will all steering wheels work on any boat or are they different sizes I have a old junk bayliner with a nice wheel and I was wanting to use it on my pontoon boat because it looks bad just wondering if they would interchange or if there different
They are generally the same size, yes.
What seems to be a five minute job, dang, nothing seems to be a five minute job
Nothing goes quite as quickly as you would hope!
what typr of tinnie is that
It's an old DeHavilland. I think they were made in Australia after the war when there wasn't so much need for the planes.
thanks mate :)
Have you tried using PB Blaster penetrating oil? It's the best for getting "stuck" parts free. I have a 1996 Boston Whaler 15' Dauntless and when I tried to remove the steering wheel, it was a bitch. My Dad "gently" shocked the center piece with a hammer and punch while I pulled the steering wheel loose. I just removed it again as part of preventative maintenance and it was tough again but I did it myself. This go-'round, I put Never Sieze on the key and shaft.
I need to buy some BP Blaster, but I might have to get it online as I've never seen it in a store here.
So....you showed us a bunch of ways to NOT change a steering wheel
Just saying my steering wheel came right off, about three minute Job.
Mine works too. I used woodprix plans and build it without any problems.
I think you need a bigger puller ? Jesus talk about overkill ? Some of these guys are not very good mechanics and use the wrong tools for everything !
Lucky the world has heros like you to take up the slack!
It's pronounced, "a-loo'-min-um". There's no "i" in the last syllable.
I'm guessing you don't travel outside the US much. www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm
@@DangarMarine It's pronounced "loom-nun" down to the crick ( lessin yer sum sorter gol dern ferner)
That's only because you spell it wrong in the US