Teleflex throttle

[Jamie Dundee]

I assume it’s Teleflex! Works perfectly except it creeps back from its setting around usual cruising revs. I’ve tried tightening the screw underneath the lever to no avail, is there another method to ‘stiffen’ the action of the lever?

 

[Montemar]

I assume it’s Teleflex! Works perfectly except it creeps back from its setting around usual cruising revs. I’ve tried tightening the screw underneath the lever to no avail, is there another method to ‘stiffen’ the action of the lever?

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That is the Teleflex logo

 

[Rappey]

Pour some seawater on the cable to stiffen it up a little
My little centre consul does the same.. I look at it as a safety device, ie when i get jettisoned out the boat and not wearing my kill cord it will motor away a safe enough distance and not come back at me to run me down, but will also slo down on its own...

Maybe dismantle and give it a clean and allow the friction part to get a better grip?

 

[penfold]

The screw in the hole on the underside of the lever below the red button only holds the lever on; undo it and wiggle the lever off; pop off the plastic fascia(it clips into place, you'll just have to lever it off with a scraper or screwdriver) and immediately above the spindle should be a screw which controls the friction brake; turn it a tiny bit clockwise until it's stiff enough.

 

[Jamie Dundee]

Pour some seawater on the cable to stiffen it up a little

I’ll add some sand as well….?

Maybe dismantle and give it a clean and allow the friction part to get a better grip?

I’d REALLY like to avoid taking half the saloon apart if possible, I was hoping there would be a handy friction screw I hadn’t found. It’s not a great problem, I can push through a couple of hundred revs and it will settle back to where I want it. Just occasionally gives me the willies when I hear the revs suddenly start to drop ?

 

[Jamie Dundee]

There's a screw in the hole on the underside of the lever below the red button; undo it and wiggle the lever off; pop off the plastic fascia and immediately above the spindle should be a screw which control the friction brake; turn it a tiny bit clockwise until it's stiff enough.

That’s the screw I tried tightening. Brilliant, I’ll give it a go tomorrow, thanks

I assume various springs and washers don’t fly out when I take the lever off ??

 

[Rappey]

My teleflex steering has a knurled knob for steering tension, that also does not a lot !
I was reffering to just dismantling the throttle control rather than the whole boat
My sailing boat throttle is the opposite, quite stiff.. Without the cable attached its free, and the cables themselves slide freely ?
After 29 years ive learned to live with it..

 

[Jamie Dundee]

My teleflex steering has a knurled knob for steering tension, that also does not a lot !

Yep, got one of those too

I was reffering to just dismantling the throttle control rather than the whole boat

To get behind the throttle would involve a fairly major dismantle. Penfold’s solution should be a doddle, providing there are no hidden booby traps along the way.

 

[Rappey]

Penfold’s solution should be a doddle,

That has the beginnings of a fantasy post "i did a job on my boat and it was really easy "

 

[penfold]

That has the beginnings of a fantasy post "i did a job on my boat and it was really easy "

Spot the boat owner.