Wonky legs.

[pavlosimou]

quick question.
looking at my penta dp290s i noticed that my starboard leg has somehow tilted inwards by about 20 degrees.
helm gauge at zero, port leg fine. don't recall hitting anything. not even sure how they are steered, is it a ram? has something worked loose?
is there something obvious i need to look for before i have it hauled out and legs off?

Cheers in anticipation of the wealth of knowledge.

 

[Momac]

Steering is inside the engine bay.

 

[pavlosimou]

I guessed that much but really struggle to get anywhere near the transom in my engine bay to see whats going on back there, am i right in assuming a ram?

 

[Momac]

I expect one of the engines has a power steering pump and the steering is hydraulic with the ram horizontal to the stern if the engines.

 

[pavlosimou]

yes. stbd engine has power steering pump. so only one ram for both legs? so how does one leg move? i guess something has com loose or has been bent?

 

[Beamishken]

yes. stbd engine has power steering pump. so only one ram for both legs? so how does one leg move? i guess something has com loose or has been bent?

There will be a rod between the two legs often with screwed adjustment usually designed so it cant move without removal so possibly bent or come loose somehow

 

[oldgit]

seem to remember with the single prop outdrives there was supposed to be a few millimetres "toe in"

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/eng...630459-align-twin-outdrives-volvo-penta-aq270

 

[Momac]

There will be a rod between the two legs often with screwed adjustment usually designed so it cant move without removal so possibly bent or come loose somehow

There is no tie rod between the legs of my 290DP-E's.