steering cable repacement

[richievtu]

The cable has snapped on my senior 31 cruiser at the wheel end, its a cable within a coiled spring with a damper at the stern, I have no experience of this system and cant figure out how to remove the inner cable from the outer, I assume you dont have to renew the lot, damper & all?
The attached images will hopefully illustrate my problem, here I have already removed the ball joint fitting at the stern end.
I have yet to find any numbers on the steering box or cable.
thanks!

 

[PCUK]

Cables come as complete units. Inner and outer and end fittings. You will need to find the make of steering box to be able to get a compatible cable.

 

[scottie]

It is a very very old teleflex unit 1960 ish I think
I doubt that you will not get any parts for it
best to totally replace worth checking cost of hydraulics

Speak to sillette

 

[richievtu]

It is a very very old teleflex unit 1960 ish I think
I doubt that you will not get any parts for it
best to totally replace worth checking cost of hydraulics

Speak to sillette

Thanks
It will be 60's as thats when she was built, assuming original!
Are you saying the damper is also part of the cable?

 

[scottie]

What is the application ie inboard out board outdrive?

 

[richievtu]

twin enfield z drives

 

[scottie]

Most steering systems are designed to fit a standard connection known as through tube ie the tube that an outboard tilts about and has a 20-25 mm tube with an external thread the outer sleeve of the cable attaches with a trapped nut the inner has a 18mm rod with a 8mm hole drilled at 90' and a drag link links back to the tiller arm if this tube is not in place a dummy is part of locating kit.

You would connect the drag link to connecting link between the drives

 

[richievtu]

ok, many thanks

 

[PCUK]

Enfields don't have thru' tubes. A new steering head and cable will probably cost less than £200 but you may be able to find a secondhand hydraulic set-up for not much more!