Sticky Lund steering wheel

[Mlaker]

I have a 2004 Pro-V, the steering wheel is sticky, it takes a bit of an effort to get it to move, then once you get it moving, it moves ok. I have greased the zerks at the motor but this seems to be at the steering wheel and I can't see where/how to lube or even get at it or get it opened up. Help. Thanks.

[Mlaker]

I should have mentioned I have a 150 Yam 4 stroke.

[staylor]

...because what you're describing is a typical "Stick-Slip" from friction somewhere. You don't mention what type of steering you have, but the only ones I recall that seemed sticky were the old Merc dual cable high performance helms- and thes usually loosened up with age. Some helms have a friction adjustment hidden underneath that will cause this problem if they're set too tight. Another thing to try is to disconnect the cable(s) at the motor. If the sticking goes away it's binding at the engine, rather than the helm or cables. The other thing that can happen is that when rigging the boat the steering cables were bent a bit too much going around the series of curves necessary to route them properly to the engine. In any event, fix it before driving the boat again- you do not want to lose your steering at speed- you will barrel roll the boat in most instances.

[T Mac]

I have a 2004 Pro-V, the steering wheel is sticky, it takes a bit of an effort to get it to move, then once you get it moving, it moves ok. I have greased the zerks at the motor but this seems to be at the steering wheel and I can't see where/how to lube or even get at it or get it opened up. Help. Thanks.

Typical "no feedback" steering.
And for whatever reason...harder turning on an F-150 Yamaha than other motors.
Usually they get better with time.

Here's a quick place to look:
Make sure the nut on the stainless steel steering link arm is not tight. You need some play there.
If tight (pretty common) it will turn hard.