Goiot steering wheel question
Jim Martin
I'm about to install a new leather wheel cover and would like to realign the wheel so that one of the 5 spokes is top dead center. We have a Goiot 35.25" wheel on our Jeanneau SO 35. Does anyone know if I merely need to loosen the hub nut to realign the hub, or do I need to access the chain, etc. The hub nut is behind the steering wheel cap, which is held on by 5 cap screws.
Sorry about asking this on the Beneteau list, but there is very
little traffic on the Jeanneau lists, and after >20 years on
this list and its precursors, I feel much more at home here.
Thanks,
into the mystic
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 35
Bill Jarvis
Jim,
The wheel is keyed to the shaft. You are wanting to realign the wheel shaft.
How you do that depends on the rest of the system, rack and pinion or cable drive. In either case you’ll have to adjust which ever you have.
Bill
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Mohammad Bayegan
Jim Martin
Thanks, Bill & Mohammad,
I only took the wheel off because I wanted to install the cover
at home. I figured there must be a Woodruff key or something like
one. I wasn't looking forward to opening the can of worms with the
quadrant/cable/chain, but it will always bother me if I don't.
I'll also align the autopilot rudder indicator while I'm at it
Jim
S/V Slainte; First 310
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Mohammad Bayegan
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Pulling the wheel nut will not work. There is a key on the shaft. Although I have not done it, you would need to loosen the cables on the steering quadrant, then lift the chain off the spocket and realign the steering wheel. While at it, grease the chain and the steering cables.
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Jim Martin
Now I'm starting to wonder if it's worth performing semi-major surgery just to make a wheel spoke top dead center. In reality, the only time the wheel is exactly straight up is when under power in calm conditions.
My top spoke is ~ 5 degrees off (on the wheel) from the Turk's head, which is currently properly positioned. Are many of you very concerned if your wheel(s)' spokes aren't perfectly aligned?
FWIW, our rudder quadrant is back inside the transom and can only be accessed through a small hatch located in the aft cabin or another small hatch located in the port storage locker. At 5"10" and 170 lbs., I can't fit myself through either hatch. I can barely get my head, shoulder and one arm through the hatch. To access the cable tensioning nuts I would have to use an 18-24" socket extension. Forget holding a wrench onto the back nut while turning the locking nut. If I drop anything I'm screwed. I'd have to hire a small child to retrieve said item, and there are probably laws against that.
Should I go for realigning the wheel or leave well enough alone?
Jim
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Skip Ryan
That depends how OCD you are. Given your description, I would not mess with it. I've used Turk's heads for years. To me, it's a personal decision.
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Sail your boat and have fun
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