Jefa RP600 rack and pinion steering pedestals

• The robust powder coated aluminium base has no mounting holes for pedestal bolts as these are integrated in the pedestal deck flange. This avoids multiple weak points for damage with the accompanying corrosion and possible leaking.
• The input socket has a large water draining groove behind the cover plate to prevent any water entering the pedestal.
• The pedestal top cover plate largely overhangs the aluminium base to prevent any splash water entering the pedestal from underneath the head.
• The engine control mechanism is not attached to the pedestal head but to the pedestal guardrail and pedestal top plate. This offers the unique advantage of mounting the complete mechanism to the pedestal and the attachment of the control cables through the guardrail.
• The robust guardrail is connected to the pedestal top plate and cockpit floor, giving a strong and stable guardrail.
• The steering shaft is sealed by the Jefa developed PUR seal. Normal industry seals use steel reinforcement rings in the rubber housing. As the standard industry rubber will start to crack due to the UV in the sunlight, the steel rings will corrode and destroy the seal letting water in the steering shaft bearings with disastrous effects.

The 600 series pedestal is available as WP600 for wire steering and RP600 for rack and pinion steering, both pedestals are CE approved.

Brake spinner is not included and should be ordered separately.

* the displayed compass, guardrail and engine control are optional

• The input pinion has no exterior mounting bolts for a stylish look and less chance of damage and corrosion. The input assembly can be easy removed from the inside of the pedestal.
• The nickel aluminium bronze gearwheel is not casted but made from solid extruded nickel aluminium bronze, making it extremely strong and homogeneous and free from any porosity.
• The gearwheel is bolted to the vertical driving shaft with 4 off M12 bolts allowing the gearwheel to be easy removable for service, inspection and if necessary future replacement.
• The vertical driving shaft is made of high strength aluminium (proof stress of 280 N/mm² compared to 200 N/mm² for stainless steel) with a large outside diameter of 70 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm making it indestructible and enormously stiff, so the gears will never run out of mesh.
• The vertical driving shaft bottom bearing is a 70 mm custom strong plastic rollerbearing which is a strong and non-corrosive solution.
• The output lever isn't welded to the vertical driving shaft but secured with a double key. This provides the most flexible solution as the position of the lever depends on the variable deck thickness and can be adjusted during the installation. The distance between the bottom of the deck flange and the top of the lever is adjustable from 41 to 120 mm. Another advantage of this solution is the fact that the steering geometry can be swapped from starboard geometry (standard) to port geometry during the installation.
• The draglink between the pedestal and the rudder is made of anodised high strength aluminium, which provides a stronger and lighter solution than a stainless steel variant.
• The rose joints on the draglink aren't industry joints, but a special design by Jefa Steering and made from high strength anodised aluminium with an easy removable delrin ball inside. This solution finally solves the electrically disconnection of the rudder from the rest of the steering system and boat. (See our electrolysis page for further information.)