[C320-list] ST400+ Clutch Problem

[Chris Burti]

The setscrew that holds the lever to the wheel can loosen slightly and
cause that exact problem. It is not obvious. If memory serves, it is
metric.


On 6/27/07, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> It feels strange when I engage it.  Each time the wheel is turned to
> starboard by the system the clutch handle lifts slightly.  After a few stbd
> motions, it finally disengages.  I need my autopilot.  I'm too cheap to by a
> new one and want to squeeze the last drop out of this one, especially since
> it doesn't seem like a monumental problem.
>
> There was a wheel service kit, Part #D169, but Raymarine tells me they no
> longer carry that part.  I can return for factory repair for a max fee of
> $225; but, must consider whether to put the $225 towards a new system or
> repair this one.
>
> Any advice on this greatly appreciated?
>
> The manual says a special tool is needed to open the wheel ring.  Anyone
> done that?  Am I going to need new parts?
>
> How about anyone who has done the upgrade.  Might you still have the old
> black wheel ring from the ST4000?
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> Chesapeake Bay
>


-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC