Nice video! I was getting ready to send my boat in to have the cable replaced because it is stiff but after watching this video, I think I will take a shot at lubing it myself. Thanks
Outstanding video, Mike. Extremely helpful and well-detailed. This will save me a lot of $ and time now that you taught us all how to do this. Going to give it a shot myself. If i remember, i'll come back and comment on how it went. Great shout to captain Leon too-- his videos are equally helpful
@@boatingproplessIn following up, i executed the exact procedure you did Mike (again, thanks for great video!). First, your homemade oil pumping system is good-- it was easy to prepare, assemble, and successfully pumped oil into my cable. Absolutely no mess, apparatus worked great. However, the oil never came out of the back (end of the line at stern). Water bubbled out of there, particularly at the joint connected directly to the transom. Very little water/material came out of the sleeve closer to the hanging ball joint. After pumping the 8" of gear oil into the system, I reassembled and worked the throttle. Seems a little better, but not much. I'm wondering if i should pump more oil into the line? Or try a different gear oil viscosity? I've also seem some motorcycle cable oil videos where they spray oil through a fitting that wraps around the sleeve-- in my case, i would try attaching to the stern end of the cable. Would welcome your thoughts. Regardless of my outcome here, i appreciate the video because it gave me another "tool in the box" to keep my 2016 AR240 running well out here in San Diego. Thanks, Andy PS I used to boat frequently on the eastern end of Long Island--some of the prettiest bays and inlets in the country. Tradeoff for your cold weather :)
Thanks again boating propless, just finished My boat,control cable is smooth again. If I hadn’t seen your video, I would have sent my boat for the repair.going to do the steering as well. Thanks again
Throttle cable is probably solid. I noticed at the start of the season that my bucket cable is starting to split under the swim deck. I’ll be replacing the entire cable next spring.
I haven’t had to adjust the steering cables yet so that they’d have to point inwards. That adjustment is still factory. However, I have had to adjust the bucket opening size. At the dock, in neutral, if I start moving forward I have to make adjustments. Captain Leon has a good video about that!
Hey Mike, do those cables sometimes get bent back down under there. My throttle is stiff due to my boat sucking a wakeboard rope got sucked under. I think the rope pulled the cable rod or bent the rod to the bucket.
Hey Mike, is possible to grease up the actual levers themselves? I put some on the outside, can see a rubber gasket but it looks like it should be on the inside of that. Just wondering if you ever explored that. Thanks.
Any grease will help in there. This spring I’m going actually be replacing the entire cable. This method got a a few more seasons out of them before I had a spot that had rusted straight through the sheathing.
@@boatingpropless great thanks. I have all new cables but was still not that smooth, I put grass and WD 40 where the lenders rotate, helped a bit. Thank you brother and God bless!
It would be a similar idea. The throttle cable is more similar to a bike brake cable though. The cable diameter for the steering is different, so you would have to use a bigger hose. I’ll probably end up making a video for that too.
Noticed when you moved levers back to remove box. How'd you do that with the cable frozen? Great detail on how to wrap teflon tape but none on how to bust loose frozen cable.
Great video thank you for doing this. How long does it take to pump all the oil from the hose?. Do you have to constantly pump the control cable up and down until all the oil from the hose disappears?
Thank you! It all depends how bad the cables are. I’d say the port side took over an hour while the starboard side was about an hour. Of course, my port side was much worse than the other. I tried letting the cable sit pressurized with oil, but it wasn’t nearly as effective as moving the cable in and out. you really need that mechanical action to breakup the rust and carry the sludge out. Make sure you keep an eye on the pressure gauge for the pump so that it’s doesn’t drop too low to be ineffective.
@@boatingpropless Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I have purchased all the materials needed. I'm ready to start this task following your instructions. I will let you know how it goes. My boat is the Yamaha FSH 19' which only has one engine and therefore one control cable.
Question I Changed my reverse cables and steering cables with a my boat mechanic. On my test drive I notice it turns much more to the right then left can this be adjusted ?
Yes! When it was reassembled, he probably didn’t count the amount of turns on the nut for the cable. Under the helm you’re going to have to play with the nut on the cable, either changing both sides in or out until the nozzles are centered properly. Unfortunately I changed my steering cables before I was making videos.
My starboard side was completely seized. After pressurizing the cable, I was finally able to break it free and have it go back and forth but with still a lot of resistance. I did see that about 3" of oil was forced into the line but I still do not see any liquids coming out of the back. Do I just keep doing it under pressure until something comes out the back or is a cable replacement required? Thank you.
If it’s that bad, you may just have to go ahead and replace it. I did go at it for quite sometime, but you should have at least seen something. Check inside the swim platform area and see if the cable has split.
Hey, have twins and one is running even in neutral. No fast but still spinning . What to do? How to solve this. They are brand new since finding use boat often.
I bet your neutral isn’t set equally between both jets. Captain Leon has a great video on this! ruclips.net/video/MCCP6EUZCWs/видео.htmlsi=_mZqqM6r7ehWttcn
I actually replaced the steering cable when I had first purchased the boat as they were completely seized. That was before I was making videos of course! At some point I will make a lube video for the steering, as it is very similar
I doubt it’s starting to rust already, but the steering cables do go as well. I’ve replaced mine already before I had a channel! It could be the way the water is moving behind the boat. You have an articulating keel, so you might have different steering feedback.
OMG that's over-engineered !! I just saw a guy do the same thing with a plastic funnel, electrical tape and squeezing a plastic bag for pressure. $0.79.
Lol I’ve seen that too. It really depends how bad the rust is. The gravity method will work…. eventually. It’s going to take a long time for that oil to get to the end. The pressure helps push all the garbage out of the cable, and at a faster rate.
It took me 10sec into the video before I stopped it. When are you guys going to realise we dont care about you and how wonderful you are we just what the information you have.....get over yourselves and make some useful content without the "look at me" aspect
Hey, it’s ok if the video is not for you. Most people find the cold open entertaining, and want to watch the rest. Thanks for the feedback, and at least giving it a shot!
Nice video! I was getting ready to send my boat in to have the cable replaced because it is stiff but after watching this video, I think I will take a shot at lubing it myself.
Thanks
It definitely wouldn’t hurt, even if you can get a season or 2 more from it!
@@boatingpropless would you do this process on a brand new cable as well?
Wow, this was exactly what I needed... thanks for the effort to show this whole process...I would have completed botched this!
Glad I was able to help!!
Thank you!!!!! Thank you for sharing in depth the specifics of items used. Couldn’t find a video where people shared what size hose they used.
No problem! Glad I could help out! 😀
Outstanding video, Mike. Extremely helpful and well-detailed. This will save me a lot of $ and time now that you taught us all how to do this. Going to give it a shot myself. If i remember, i'll come back and comment on how it went. Great shout to captain Leon too-- his videos are equally helpful
I’m glad I was able to help! Come back and let us know how it went! And Capt Leon is the man!
@@boatingproplessIn following up, i executed the exact procedure you did Mike (again, thanks for great video!). First, your homemade oil pumping system is good-- it was easy to prepare, assemble, and successfully pumped oil into my cable. Absolutely no mess, apparatus worked great. However, the oil never came out of the back (end of the line at stern). Water bubbled out of there, particularly at the joint connected directly to the transom. Very little water/material came out of the sleeve closer to the hanging ball joint. After pumping the 8" of gear oil into the system, I reassembled and worked the throttle. Seems a little better, but not much. I'm wondering if i should pump more oil into the line? Or try a different gear oil viscosity? I've also seem some motorcycle cable oil videos where they spray oil through a fitting that wraps around the sleeve-- in my case, i would try attaching to the stern end of the cable. Would welcome your thoughts. Regardless of my outcome here, i appreciate the video because it gave me another "tool in the box" to keep my 2016 AR240 running well out here in San Diego. Thanks, Andy PS I used to boat frequently on the eastern end of Long Island--some of the prettiest bays and inlets in the country. Tradeoff for your cold weather :)
Love the intro, cracking me up!
Thanks Leon!!
Can't wait to perform this next weekend! So helpful! Thank you captain! :)
Glad I could help!
excellent job,great instructional vid Thanks
Well done Mike!!! Thanks for providing this valued information to the Yamaha Jet Boat community!
Thank you Ken!
Thanks again boating propless, just finished
My boat,control cable is smooth again.
If I hadn’t seen your video, I would have sent my boat for the repair.going to do the steering as well. Thanks again
I’m glad I can help! The steering cable is very similar. Just need a bigger diameter hose!
Nice job explaining
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks.
2nd time I've seen this on utoob... both easy peezy... THANKS for the great job on the video.
You’re welcome! Glad I could help!
Great video my man. I love the intro too. 😂
Haha! Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Great video.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. A little intimidating but I think I can do it. Do you have a video on lubricating the intermediate bearing? Thanks again!
No problem! I think next year when I go to lube it up and make a quick video!
Thank you bro ...
. It works
No problem!
Nice video keep them coming.
Thank you!
Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks good video! Although I may just replace both throttle and reverse bucket cable on my 2016 AR190.
Throttle cable is probably solid. I noticed at the start of the season that my bucket cable is starting to split under the swim deck. I’ll be replacing the entire cable next spring.
amazing job thank you sooooo much
Glad I could help! 👍🏻
Awesome!!
Have you had to realign the jet nozzles yet?
I haven’t had to adjust the steering cables yet so that they’d have to point inwards. That adjustment is still factory. However, I have had to adjust the bucket opening size. At the dock, in neutral, if I start moving forward I have to make adjustments. Captain Leon has a good video about that!
Hey Mike, do those cables sometimes get bent back down under there. My throttle is stiff due to my boat sucking a wakeboard rope got sucked under. I think the rope pulled the cable rod or bent the rod to the bucket.
Those cables are super rigid. I doubt they would have gotten kinked or bent. But, anything is possible. If it was bent, I’d definitely replace them.
Hey Mike, is possible to grease up the actual levers themselves? I put some on the outside, can see a rubber gasket but it looks like it should be on the inside of that. Just wondering if you ever explored that. Thanks.
Any grease will help in there. This spring I’m going actually be replacing the entire cable. This method got a a few more seasons out of them before I had a spot that had rusted straight through the sheathing.
@@boatingpropless great thanks. I have all new cables but was still not that smooth, I put grass and WD 40 where the lenders rotate, helped a bit. Thank you brother and God bless!
Can I do this with the throttle cables and or steering cables as well?
It would be a similar idea. The throttle cable is more similar to a bike brake cable though. The cable diameter for the steering is different, so you would have to use a bigger hose. I’ll probably end up making a video for that too.
Noticed when you moved levers back to remove box. How'd you do that with the cable frozen? Great detail on how to wrap teflon tape but none on how to bust loose frozen cable.
Ahh very true. My cable wasn’t completely seized, just very rough. You might be able to maneuver it out of the way without pushing the levers.
Great video thank you for doing this. How long does it take to pump all the oil from the hose?. Do you have to constantly pump the control cable up and down until all the oil from the hose disappears?
Thank you! It all depends how bad the cables are. I’d say the port side took over an hour while the starboard side was about an hour. Of course, my port side was much worse than the other. I tried letting the cable sit pressurized with oil, but it wasn’t nearly as effective as moving the cable in and out. you really need that mechanical action to breakup the rust and carry the sludge out. Make sure you keep an eye on the pressure gauge for the pump so that it’s doesn’t drop too low to be ineffective.
@@boatingpropless Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I have purchased all the materials needed. I'm ready to start this task following your instructions. I will let you know how it goes. My boat is the Yamaha FSH 19' which only has one engine and therefore one control cable.
Question I Changed my reverse cables and steering cables with a my boat mechanic. On my test drive I notice it turns much more to the right then left can this be adjusted ?
Yes! When it was reassembled, he probably didn’t count the amount of turns on the nut for the cable. Under the helm you’re going to have to play with the nut on the cable, either changing both sides in or out until the nozzles are centered properly. Unfortunately I changed my steering cables before I was making videos.
My starboard side was completely seized. After pressurizing the cable, I was finally able to break it free and have it go back and forth but with still a lot of resistance. I did see that about 3" of oil was forced into the line but I still do not see any liquids coming out of the back. Do I just keep doing it under pressure until something comes out the back or is a cable replacement required? Thank you.
If it’s that bad, you may just have to go ahead and replace it. I did go at it for quite sometime, but you should have at least seen something. Check inside the swim platform area and see if the cable has split.
Great video. This is applicable until Yamaha went to the electronic/fly-by-wire throttle ~2018, correct?
Yes! As long as it’s the one cable that runs all the way back.
Hey, have twins and one is running even in neutral. No fast but still spinning . What to do? How to solve this. They are brand new since finding use boat often.
I bet your neutral isn’t set equally between both jets. Captain Leon has a great video on this!
ruclips.net/video/MCCP6EUZCWs/видео.htmlsi=_mZqqM6r7ehWttcn
Have you had issues with the steering cables? Mine have the same issue your throttle cables had.
I actually replaced the steering cable when I had first purchased the boat as they were completely seized. That was before I was making videos of course! At some point I will make a lube video for the steering, as it is very similar
@@boatingpropless Thanks!
Great video! Any advice for steering cable, sometimes on my 2021 195 FSH the steering feels choppy not smooth especially at slow speeds? Thanks, Dave
I doubt it’s starting to rust already, but the steering cables do go as well. I’ve replaced mine already before I had a channel! It could be the way the water is moving behind the boat. You have an articulating keel, so you might have different steering feedback.
@@boatingpropless Thanks for the reply and information!
That's an "E" clip. Not a C clamp.
Thanks for sharing the video with us.
Good catch! Makes sense it would be called that. Thank you!!
OMG that's over-engineered !! I just saw a guy do the same thing with a plastic funnel, electrical tape and squeezing a plastic bag for pressure. $0.79.
Lol I’ve seen that too. It really depends how bad the rust is. The gravity method will work…. eventually. It’s going to take a long time for that oil to get to the end. The pressure helps push all the garbage out of the cable, and at a faster rate.
Control cable is long and end too long to use standard clamps. For cable lube- this is effective if you need to work an old cable that is 15 feet long
No crocs
Hey! Don’t knock the crocs! 🤪
It took me 10sec into the video before I stopped it. When are you guys going to realise we dont care about you and how wonderful you are we just what the information you have.....get over yourselves and make some useful content without the "look at me" aspect
Hey, it’s ok if the video is not for you. Most people find the cold open entertaining, and want to watch the rest. Thanks for the feedback, and at least giving it a shot!