If this is the Autohelm wheel autopilot with the black ring around the wheel,
then in both cases it seems like adjusting the cam should help. It is popping
loose because there is too much tension, and the belt is slipping because there
is too little. The grey wheel assembly is the newer versio
When mine slipped, I replaced the belt, and it cured the problem. If you
want to tension the belt, you have to remove the rubber(?) plug, and there
is a cam that you adjust. The lever on mine has been popping out since I
bought the boat (nineteen years ago). I use one of those things that feels
lik
Following! Mine just started clicking and slipping also :(
John Conklin
S/V Halcyon
S/V Heartbeat
www.flirtingwithfire.com
> On Jul 29, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> I have 4 old drives or parts of drives. I have finally got to the point none
> of them work
I have 4 old drives or parts of drives. I have finally got to the point none of
them work perfectly :(
1 of them will randomly release. You need to bungee cord the lever. The other
one slips. I can only motor at 3/4s throttle or it can't hold the rudder :(
So..anyone know how to make the slip
