Minn Kota Terrova Repair - Steering Assembly and Lift Tube Liner (Watch First Big Mistake Made) 

I am amazed you did this. I have a small piece broke off the lift tube liner.

Good video. I need to replace my lift assist but I have noticed my Terrova has something yours does not. And I cannot even see it on the parts schematics..... between the connecting collar for the lift assist and the steering box there is a plastic sleeve that is on the shaft and around the metal strip for the lift assist. I find it odd, I cannot find it on anyone elses videos, I have looked at the bottom of the steering box and it is not from there. Maybe just a part they decided they no longer need to put on the Terrova's?

I just had to change the polarization on mine. Was running in reverse. Not sure what happened. But its good now.

So that part breaking made it so you couldn’t turn right or left right

*God-bless the guys trying to do/film this by themselves...as you can see it's impossible.* I'm beyond astonished, not at just how horrible of a design this TM is, but given how easily that one part breaks. If this was a $200 TM, I wouldn't bother making the comment....but this TM is now $2K (uninstalled). I went through every issue you had, brother, and can't imagine trying to film this at the same time. *I have the Riptide, and I, by the grace of God, made it relatively unscathed all the way up to opening the steering box, at which point it's a whole different cesspool, than the standard Terrova.* The problem with the Riptide is that those aluminum bushings are so hard to get out, you'd think they were down-right welded into place. They can't be pulled out (or I couldn't find a way to do it, anyway). I had to continue breaking what was left of the steering sleeve, so I could expose a spot on the reverse side to tap the bushing out, which just goes on to destroy a perfectly good bushing, just to replace the $1.25 plastic steering sleeve. My guess is that all the main brands of TM's have their BS, at this point....but, based on this experience alone, I'll never own another Minn Kota. It's not the maintenance, or spare parts, disassembly, etc, etc.. It's how HORRIBLE the design is, and what they put you through to get access to the part. Once I'm convinced I'm doing the repair/breakdown/re-assembly properly, I'm going to try and put up a good video with the help of my wife (videographer). I hate seeing anyone go through what we've gone through for a $2.00 part. And, filming this while doing the repair is completely impossible. If I can pull that off, then I'm fairly certain it will guarantee me a spot in heaven. *And YES! YES! YES! Lakeside Marine has been absolute incredible for me, as well. I've been dealing with Brett, and he's kept an already disgusting repair job, from being even worse. Had it not been for them, I would've hurled this $2K POS in the dumpster already. So, kudos, again for dropping their name.*

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned you replaced your broken insert with the wrong one. The insert for newer lift assist models has a way smaller cutout for the tab from the spring assembly. I’m guessing your steering has a huge lag from left to right now.

That spring is a POS. I have broken 2 of them. I run mine without it now.

😜 "promo sm"

Lots of mistakes...did not show removal or intall of actual part...