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AvgJoe

Posted 3/12/2011 11:53 AM (#97014)
Subject: trolling motor foot pedal too loose

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Posts: 141

Location: Oshkosh, WI

As soon as I take my foot off the pedal on my motorguide trolling motor it immediately torques to a different direction. Is there a way to tighten this up?

sworrall

Posted 3/15/2011 9:39 AM (#97084 - in reply to #97014)
Subject: RE: trolling motor foot pedal too loose

Location: Rhinelander

I believe there is a tension screw on the bottom of the foot pedal on the cable assembly.

AvgJoe

Posted 3/15/2011 11:30 AM (#97089 - in reply to #97084)
Subject: RE: trolling motor foot pedal too loose

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Posts: 141

Location: Oshkosh, WI

I screwed that down and it did not seem to make a difference. I think I will try to get something else in there to increase the friction.

AvgJoe

Posted 3/30/2011 3:38 PM (#97408 - in reply to #97014)
Subject: RE: trolling motor foot pedal too loose

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Posts: 141

Location: Oshkosh, WI

I ended up calling motorguide customer service. I was glad to learn I was not just being dumb. It is a design flaw on this particular freshwater series where you cannot adjust the pedal tension. They sent me pdf where you put some nylon washers at one spot and a new bolt and washers in another as a fix. I was ready to throw it out and buy a new one, hope this works.

Viking

Posted 3/30/2011 4:17 PM (#97411 - in reply to #97408)
Subject: RE: trolling motor foot pedal too loose

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Posts: 1314

Location: Menasha, WI

Good to hear you figured it out (now you can take me fishing this weekend)

I'll give you a buzz at the office tomorrow.

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