My steering is a stiff on my boat. I have a 1986 Ranger 320V. I am having a hard time finding one do to everyone wants apart # that i don't have. And my boat is a 16' boat so would i just measure from steering wheel back to motor to get a length. Sorry I have never had to replace one and have no idea. I did take it lose from the motor and the motor turns free. And at the point where the shaft runs through the motor to hook up to the linkage is all fine. is there anything i need to check at the wheel. It is rack pinion steering. Thanks 

  

If it's a rack and pinion, look at your cable where it bolts onto the helm under the console, about 10" to 18" from the end of the cable housing (away from helm) you will see the part number.  Probably a Teleflex cable and if it's rack and pinion style it will probably start with SST and the last two digits are the length.  For that size boat probably 11' or 12'.

 

You may have to actually pull it out to find the number.  If it's not in white, they can be hard to see when trying to crawl around under the console looking for 

 

 

Thanks i will try and get back under and look tomorrow. It is a rack and pinion style that i do know.

I've never seen a Teleflex, which it probably is, that didn't have the part number on it.  I have seen a number of them you would swear they didn't but once you got them out in the light where you can examine it close, they are small letters and numbers, and they can be as far over that they are in the curve going back.

 

A word of caution, when you pull it out, pull a rope with it so you have something to pull the new one in.

Also, be careful, the they tend to have wiring and crap wrapped around them and some tie wraps holding them, so getting one out can be a challenge.  If you get P***d and start yanking, you will regret it.

Thank you very much. It is Teleflex