Skip to main content

Reinstalling the Steering Servo Motor and Shaft Carrier

NOTICE

If you are installing the steering servo motor with a new shaft carrier and new steering system gears, you must apply lubrication according to the instructions below. Installing a new shaft carrier and steering system gears without the proper lubrication will lead to product damage.

  1. If necessary, apply a light layer of silicone grease to the black rubber seal around the shaft-carrier opening in the steering system housing.
  2. Place the shaft carrier into the upper steering system housing.
  3. Place the plastic gear into the hole on the steering position sensor bracket near the edge of the steering system housing.
  4. If necessary, apply a generous amount of silicone grease to the shaft carrier gear.
  5. Make sure the key is fully seated in the keyseat in the steering servo motor shaft.

    Motor drive pin location
  6. If necessary, apply synthetic or marine grade, general-purpose grease to the metal drive gear.
  7. Install the drive gear onto the steering servo motor shaft, lining up the key in the shaft with the keyway in the drive gear.
  8. Place the steering servo motor in the steering system housing, lining it up with the shaft carrier gear.
    NOTE: You must support the steering system housing on the edge of a bench or table so that the shaft carrier can be fully seated when you reinstall the steering servo motor. If the shaft carrier is not fully seated in the housing, the drive gear and servo motor cannot line up correctly with the shaft carrier gear, and you will not be able to install the servo motor.
    Supporting the steering servo housing
  9. Secure the steering servo motor to the top of the steering system housing using the three screws, metal, and rubber washers.
  10. Tighten the three screws to 1 N-m (8.7 lbf-in).
  11. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, install the clip that secures the motor and steering position sensor cables to the housing.
  12. Close the steering system housing (Closing the Steering System Housing).
GUID-4961C943-E6C7-423B-AC7D-40EC5C713247 v1
March 2025
© 2025 Garmin Ltd.