I disassembled the steering on my E38 this weekend and found the issues below. I knew about the broken rudder stop, I found that last summer. Obviously some PO had let go of the wheel while backing down and that is the result. Cracked the alloy stop right off. The cable is what freaked me out a bit. You can see that the cable ends that are supposed to be straight have been bent nicely by trying to wrap around the chain sprocket. Thats what happens when you don't have a rudder stop.... The cable is severely compromised at both fittings and has just a few "meathooks" on the rest of the length. I have done cursory inspections on the rest of the components and all looks well. Close inspection report to come.
I am planning on a pretty beefy replacement stop that will bolt on to the existing pulley base you can see in the pic. This is a pretty simple thing to do.
I am wondering where to do I get a new cable with the correct ends? Does the Edson cable and ends fit the YS chain? If anyone knows where to get the YS compatible stuff please speak up.
Thanks, RT
I am planning on a pretty beefy replacement stop that will bolt on to the existing pulley base you can see in the pic. This is a pretty simple thing to do.
I am wondering where to do I get a new cable with the correct ends? Does the Edson cable and ends fit the YS chain? If anyone knows where to get the YS compatible stuff please speak up.
Thanks, RT