TM Head needs to be backwards to give me proper range.

[fender66]

Okay...I've given up.

Somehow, my TM head needs to be turned around so that the range of "desired" directions from my pedal work. I've removed the head, I've twisted the shaft, I've tightened everything and for the life of me I can't figure out how this happened.

The direction arrow on the top still is pointing in the right direction as it propels. It's just the range of direction that has flipped 180 degrees.

Any thoughts on how this happened, or more importantly...how to turn it around. When I loosen the shaft, and spin it 180...then my pedal is off by 180 also. Damn thing! #-o

 

[richg99]

What brand; model etc. TM do you have?

Rich

p.s. Any chance that you have the pos/neg cables reversed?

 

[huntinfool]

Sounds like you need to take the head off and adjust the gear.

 

[Popeye]

Duck tape over the indicator and use a sharpie to draw a new arrow.

You're welcome.

 

[fender66]

No guys.....it's not the arrow. As in my original post...

The direction arrow on the top still is pointing in the right direction as it propels. It's just the range of direction that has flipped 180 degrees.

It's the position of the head. The wire bundle that comes out of the back of the head and goes to my pedal has to be facing forward (as in pointing ahead of the boat) for my range of motion on the pedal to be correct.

I know it's difficult to explain, but I'm trying. #-o

It's not a matter of removing the "arrow indicator" and re-aligning it 180 degrees. The arrow STILL points in the direction the motor propels.

 

[freetofish]

I think the gazornoblatz pin has sheered off and needs replacing...that oft times causes the dumafliget spring to stretch and you know what trouble that can be. You probably will need to call Tri-State trolling motor repain and ask for the gazornbkatz repair person... He can fix it... He fixed mine.

 

[richg99]

Is this a cable controlled TM? R

 

[Brine]

Take a vid with the camera and post.

Maybe play a little diddy on the harp as you explain..... :mrgreen:

 

[fender66]

Here's a quick vid I took this AM to try to help explain.

Remember.....the arrow on the top of the head is pointing the same direction of the thrust and is correct. It's the position of the head that is backwards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RHXFnYj38w

 

[redbug]

if i were you i would post that video on bassboat central in the trolling motor section.
I'm sure john the mod from that section will be able to help

 

[fender66]

if i were you i would post that video on bassboat central in the trolling motor section.
I'm sure john the mod from that section will be able to help

Done. Hope I figure this out. It's bugging me to death!

 

[richg99]

It's bugging me too. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how something like that could happen.

For your situation to occur, it would take the two cable ends to be switched. I am presuming you didn't mess around with that part of the TM.... rich

 

[fender66]

It's bugging me too. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how something like that could happen.

For your situation to occur, it would take the two cable ends to be switched. I am presuming you didn't mess around with that part of the TM.... rich

Rich.....the prop on the TM is NOT running backwards. This is NOT electrical. Totally mechanical. Maybe I'm still not explaining it well enough. I'm going to try to dig into it again tonight though! #-o

 

[RPjet]

Fender,

Here is your chance. Tell the wife it is hopelessly broken and you need to buy a new MinnKota! Problem solved. :LOL2:

Dave

 

[richg99]

fender....sorry I wasn't clear. The cables that I was referring to in my most recent post were the mechanical cables that drive the head back and forth.

Much, much earlier, in this thread,..... at which time I didn't know what type of TM that you had...I wondered about the electrical cables. Sorry for the confusion. rich

 

[Brine]

Here ya go man. Sounds like the ticket...

https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/topic/373751/gonew/1

 

[richg99]

Nice find, Brine....hope that LINK is the answer for fender. Rich

 

[Popeye]

Man, I was just joshin' around and I got credit in the video. Can you imagine if I had actually come up with something useful?

 

[Brine]

Man, I was just joshin' around and I got credit in the video. Can you imagine if I had actually come up with something useful?

We would have heard the harp!

 

[Popeye]

Which is a whole lot betterer than You-Know-Who, harping on me.