US2 cable issue solved

  • hookem
    Hastings,Minn.
    Posts: 1027
    May 2, 2013 at 10:42 am #1282031

    Last fall when I took the trolling motor off of my boat, when I unscrewed my US@ cable the tiny o-ring came out in pieces. Called Minnkota and they said they don’t sell replacement o-rings and that I would have to buy a new cable. I came up with a solution. I had gotten some real small rubber bands from a dentist that does braces. Fits real nice. So if anybody else has had this problem, it is a simple cheap solution. These are about 1/4″ diameter.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    May 2, 2013 at 11:27 am #1167572

    Nice solution!

    O-rings are pretty cheap and easy to buy. No real need to buy an entirely new cable.
    Google “Parker O-Rings”.

    swlund
    Cuba City, WI
    Posts: 395
    May 2, 2013 at 12:05 pm #1167597

    Automotive parts stores have a US and Metric assortments of o-rings if you ever need something like this. They are cheap.

    hookem
    Hastings,Minn.
    Posts: 1027
    May 2, 2013 at 1:03 pm #1167621

    Yup,
    I have a source too, McMaster-Carr, but there are no standard o-rings that small. It is about 1/32 land thickness.

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