Re: Steering Adjustment Screw on Nissan 5.0 4-stroke

Gregory D. Welker (gwelker@erols.com)
Sun, 16 May 1999 21:28:29 -0400 (EDT)


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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We tightened ours some, and it seems to work fine - can still steer via the
motor when we have to - such as when the rudder kicks up (then left turns
are done with rudder and motor), and have seen no problems so far.

At 05:37 PM 5/14/99 -0400, Curt Westlake wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>Still trying to figure everything out. I prefer to use the tiller when
>under power, but I just noted in the users manual that Nissan says you
>shouldn't use the steering adjustment screw to fix the steering. Over
>tightening can damage the swivel bracket. Any Nissan 4 stroke 5.0 hp
>owners out there have any advice? Should I ignore this comment or is
>there another way to fix the motor so I can use the tiller? Or should I
>be a nice boy and just steer with the motor?
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>Curt Westlake
>WWP 19 #1096
>"Permission Granted"
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>
Greg Welker

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