I have a minn kota trolling motor that occasionally (usually) loses its ability to move the direction indicator, making it annoying.
It appears to be a design flaw, so I'm looking for a quick fix.
The root of the issue is the pedal tension / steering cables. When too much pressure (or just over time) is applied to the pedal, the cable drum at the top of the shaft begins to creep upward which allows the gear connecting the direction indicator and cable drum to jump out of position -- resulting in no movement of the direction indicator.
It's no big deal to pop it open and shove everything back in place, but doing it every other trip sucks. And having to keep the foot pedal tension loose sucks as well. Not to mention the stress put on the plastic housing every time the screws are removed.
Suggestions?
(picture shamelessly stolen and hacked up from this other forums post showing how to add a 12v light to light up the direction indicator --pretty cool
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12-12-2012, 11:38 AM
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