Outboard Throttle Cable Lubrication

Maintaining your outboard steering cables can keep your old boat running and driving like new.

Outboard throttle cable lubrication.

With a few twists of a screwdriver and. These videos are used for review of labs for. When your shift or throttle cables get stiff replacing them is always the preferred solution but unfortunately control cables are expensive and may represent an unwelcome stress on the household budget. I teach a motorcycle powersports technician program at western iowa tech community college in sioux city iowa.

In this video i show the viewers how to fix throttle and shift cables that are stiff or seized up. I hope this video helps the viewers that are having this i. This video shows how to the care of the stiff throttle problem on a boat with a remote controller going to an outboard. This band aid solution can give you a bit more time to replace your stiff shift or throttle cables.

You add lubricant to the cable. What that description doesn t address is the adventure you face as you gain access to the throttle cable ends to which you must apply the lubricant. Lubricating an outboard motor s throttle cable appears to be a straightforward proposition. How to lubricate control cables.