Wonky Autohelm

yelbis

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It appears that I have somehow bent the wheel on my boat, not sure if some urchin has pulled there way onto the boat and buckled it. the auto helm motor on the st4000 is now travelling 1/2 inch in and out of the binnacle housing on a full revolution of the wheel, it has therefore broken the mastic seal allowing ingress of water but more concerning is it is sticking then juddering out and upsetting the auto steering, can it be shimmed or is there a way of straightening/realigning the wheel. Thanks
 
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