Some time ago I noticed that a seal on my original steering cable had failed.
Swivel seal for steering cable
Steering was starting to show odd behavior as the cable became exposed to the elements and bent a bit. So I finally bit the bullet and ordered a new cable. I learned later that the original was made by Teleflex and had OEM #204390144, and I believe the mfg. no. is 79811.
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Before I knew any of that, I found this SBC cable on Amazon that is said to be comparable (and yes, it fit fine). It was $170 but has since gone up like everything else.
I have the service manual and read over the steering cable replacement procedure to prepare myself. It sounded a bit complicated but in retrospect it was not. The first hurdle was removing the steering wheel, to enable removing the "helm". Seadoo sells a special tool that's ridiculously priced and nearly impossible to find anyway. I already had a steering wheel puller, but it didn't fit. I had to run to Home depot to get some low-profile nuts
Swivel seal for steering cable
Steering was starting to show odd behavior as the cable became exposed to the elements and bent a bit. So I finally bit the bullet and ordered a new cable. I learned later that the original was made by Teleflex and had OEM #204390144, and I believe the mfg. no. is 79811.
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Before I knew any of that, I found this SBC cable on Amazon that is said to be comparable (and yes, it fit fine). It was $170 but has since gone up like everything else.
I have the service manual and read over the steering cable replacement procedure to prepare myself. It sounded a bit complicated but in retrospect it was not. The first hurdle was removing the steering wheel, to enable removing the "helm". Seadoo sells a special tool that's ridiculously priced and nearly impossible to find anyway. I already had a steering wheel puller, but it didn't fit. I had to run to Home depot to get some low-profile nuts
