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#1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 125
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Outback 2016: Rudder won't go down and steers to left - HELP
Hi
![]() When I landed at shore I forgot to pull the rudder up and the cord was still tied to the cleat (big mistake, I know), dragging the rudder blade on sand and breaking the pin. I've replaced the pin successfully and the rudder doesn't work as well now. Now when I try to put the rudder down, the blade hits the stern of the kayak and won't go down. I have to manually lift it up and place it down, which means I have to do this before I hit the water -- if I forget I'm screwed. Also, steering to the right is a bit harder now but stays in place, and the rudder control knob tends to shift left way too easily, may times on its own too. My guess is that the cables got tied too much when the rudder dragged into the sand, but I still can't explain why the blade shifts and hits the kayak when I try to pull it down. Any help is appreciated it. Thanks ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Junior
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Riverside ca
Posts: 8
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The strings have to go thru the slot in pin for leverage
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#3 |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 125
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Yes, they are but only when I steer right. When the rudder is straight or to the left they're free from the pin.
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Junior
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Riverside ca
Posts: 8
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#5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 125
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I see now. I have it reversed. I tried looking it up on Google Images but most have it the way I have it now, at least I thought so.
I'll give that a try. Thank you! ![]() |
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#6 |
Junior
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Riverside ca
Posts: 8
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Rotate the pin 90 degrees ccw so the slot is facing to the right in your last picture
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#7 |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 125
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Will do. Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.
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Junior
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Riverside ca
Posts: 8
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Glad I could help
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#9 |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,884
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Thanks for the post and the solution provided.
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#10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 125
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@ernhernandez68: just tried your suggestion and it worked! That was easy. Thank you!
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#11 |
Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 34
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![]() I repositioned the pin, but it still isn’t working. ![]() ![]() When I pull my rudder line up it goes this far to the right. In my other picture of my rudder handle that is where my rudder is in center position. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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