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About Fishing Products including Make Your Own => Boats, Outboard Motors, Prop & Trailer Talk => Topic started by: Performance Tuned on March 30, 2014, 12:49:00 PM

Title: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: Performance Tuned on March 30, 2014, 12:49:00 PM
I had my steering cable in my motorguide replaced last year and now the pedal is opposite of what it used to be.... Meaning when I heel down it turns right, ect... Also, when I want to go straight ahead the pedal isn't parralel to the water anymore, it has to be angled either way to go straight.

I'm wondering if there is a motorguide tech around here or is this something that I can fix myself..

Any tips would be appreciated... Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: Frank on March 30, 2014, 03:50:37 PM
there are 2 cables, they are backwords.  switch them either under the pedal or on the top sid of the motor head
Title: Re: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: djkimmel on April 01, 2014, 02:48:29 PM
That would drive me crazy! Probably for a long time... I still have the old stiff cable system. Hopefully switching the push/pull wires is an easy thing to do because that makes sense that is all that happened. Maybe the people who did the install would fix it since it is a little odd??
Title: Re: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: customfishn on April 02, 2014, 09:00:30 PM
That is an easy fix.  Pull the plastic cover off the head.  pull the gear that has both of the cables to it and swap the cables around.  The hardest part is getting the pedal centered.  Or if you are near Grand Rapids let me know I could help you out.
Title: Re: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: djkimmel on April 02, 2014, 10:45:30 PM
That's good to hear and a generous offer. Thanks!
Title: Re: Motorguide trolling motor help...
Post by: Performance Tuned on April 07, 2014, 05:29:23 PM
Thanks for all the info guy's!!!