Rich Stern
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The trolling motor on my 700 (Tracker model 50 48lb/12v) took a fair amount of abuse at the hands of the previous owner, including a bent shaft that was straightened. Overall, it works well, with one exception: A couple of years ago, the tension control knob snapped off as I was trying to tighten it. No matter how much I tightened it, the shaft still rotated very easily in response to the pedal. No tension was being added. Hence, I applied too much torque and snap she went.
I managed to get the bolt portion of the knob out, and have since used a 1/4" stainless bolt to serve the same function. Unfortunately, it doesn't work and I don't know why. The bolt seems tp bottom out in the hole and doesn't apply any friction to the shaft.
For those of you unfamiliar with the tension control knob...instead of adjusting tension at the pedal like on a a pull-pull pedal setup, you tighten a bolt on the column that applies friction to the shaft.
The trolling motor is not long for this world. Planning on getting a new one, but I am puzzled by this seemingly simple problem that I can't solve.
I managed to get the bolt portion of the knob out, and have since used a 1/4" stainless bolt to serve the same function. Unfortunately, it doesn't work and I don't know why. The bolt seems tp bottom out in the hole and doesn't apply any friction to the shaft.
For those of you unfamiliar with the tension control knob...instead of adjusting tension at the pedal like on a a pull-pull pedal setup, you tighten a bolt on the column that applies friction to the shaft.
The trolling motor is not long for this world. Planning on getting a new one, but I am puzzled by this seemingly simple problem that I can't solve.