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The Helm unit of my steering gave out. Its the direct cable mechanical type of system. You could sort of hear the gears miss inside. The cable seems fine, and the engine portion moves very smoothly. I did some research and it looks like the Tele-Flex Safe-T QC Rotary is the right model. I removed the old unit, and the old cable end that fits to the old helm unit, was a threaded connection. It had a die cast collar. The new helm unit does not have that threaded connection.

I think that if I "break" loose the theraded collar, it may expose the cable end that fits the new unit, but am worried that if I "break" it, and for reason I need it, then I have to replace the whole cable with new.

Any advice out there.