There is one of the wheels inside the wheel drive (the wheel to the left of the grey motor drive gear that actually turns the belt inside) that has a plastic covering, inside of which is a small adjustment screw.
I have done lots of checking on various websites, and have found that this is quite a common problem. I hope this might shed some light on your problem. That said.all was well except that I did not have the plastic peice to fit over the post.so several turns of electrical tape did the job. Further.the post was just about 3/8' to long, and I had to cut it down so it fit smoothly into the slot without pushing the bottom of the ring toward the stern. it required grinding off the top half of the bracket and drilling additional mounting screw holes. I found that it was installed incorrectly.the post from the pedestal was mounted to low.the housing for the compass and engine controls did not allow the the post to be mounted high enough.as a result the post was just jammed into the ring and thus the chatter of the belt.the entire unit was out of alignment. Frank: I don't know if this will help you, but my unit gave me fits. Hope this isn't the beginning of a bigger problem. Haven't talked to Raymarine yet, but they did replace my fluxgate compass recently at no charge.
The manual says to flush out the ring attached to the wheel with fresh water occasionally to remove any salt deposits, which I have done.
When I turn off the auto pilot and disengage the lever, as I then turn the wheel it seems to be still engaged I have to give the wheel a little pull to pop it loose. My S1 Wheel Pilot has lately started doing something similar. Has anyone had a similar experience? Does anyone have any ideas on a possible solution? Thanks for any ideas. But I would really like to be able to use my autohelm periodically. I am so frustrated with it that this afternoon I removed the plastic drive belt and put it in a drawer and reassembled the wheel drive-the steering wheel turns smoothly now with no problem, confirming my assessment that the belt was catching. It only goes together one way, so there isn't anything else to adjust. He also said that I should buy the newer model and not waste time on the old one-fine for him to say, but they are not cheap, and installation is a pain! I have taken it apart numerous times, even sprayed it with McLube dry spray (they say not to use petroleum lubricants), but that hasn't helped. I have seen what the clutch adjustment looks like on the newer model. I am right and there is no clutch adjustment. He suggested adjusting the clutch, and when I told him the older ones don't have a clutch adjustment he insisted I was wrong and to check the manual. I spoke with Raymarine Technical Support and they no longer provide support as these are about ten years old and have been replaced by the newer model. The belt was replaced two years ago (and has had little use since) and still looks as new. I have taken the wheel drive apart and everything looks fine there-the 7 wheels inside turn freely with no sign of salt buildup or corrosion. It can also reoccur spontaneously and stop again. This can continue for several hours or for just a few minutes, and then suddenly stops and all is well again. It makes a chattering sound and makes turning the wheel less smooth. Push autohelm button and shift the lever down).īut once it is disengaged, the plastic belt in the wheel drive continues to catch a bit when I turn the wheel, especially to port. It works fine when the autohelm is engaged (ie. Hi, We have the Raymarine Wheel Pilot Autohelm 4000+, the older model with the black wheel drive on the steering wheel (the newer ones are gray).
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