Vikingstaff
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Clearly sounds like a dealer diagnosis and troubleshooting oversight to me. I get why the dealership would have first looked at the steering system, but perhaps they have tunnel vision now on that vs another factor being behind it? You already know you don’t need to have all those upgrades for it to drive as expected, as it drove as it should the first two years. Something else is being overlooked here. Challenge is figuring that out.
As for Bennington upgrading beyond ordered equipment (helm, steering system), and warranting it, that’s simply is not unreasonable. No one would do that, and with good reason. On the positive end of it, that absolutely should not be necessary. It drove well originally. Dealer thought they had it figured out. Warranty repair didn’t resolve it, time to trouble shoot other possibilities, just as one would on another vehicle.
You are right that it should steer as it did when new. It also sounds like Bennington stepped up, and warranty replaced that steering system for you. The fact that the problem remains certainly points towards another causal or contributing factor. There are some great ideas above. #1 on my list would be checking that trim tab first since it appears your motor has one. After that, trouble shooting some other possibilities above would be in order. Sadly, I suspect once figured out, it may be an easier fix than what the dealership first diagnosed it as.
As someone else mentioned, jump over to the HullTruth. They will have more responding members with deeper technical knowledge. Good luck with it. These things can be frustrating. No doubt about it.
As for Bennington upgrading beyond ordered equipment (helm, steering system), and warranting it, that’s simply is not unreasonable. No one would do that, and with good reason. On the positive end of it, that absolutely should not be necessary. It drove well originally. Dealer thought they had it figured out. Warranty repair didn’t resolve it, time to trouble shoot other possibilities, just as one would on another vehicle.
You are right that it should steer as it did when new. It also sounds like Bennington stepped up, and warranty replaced that steering system for you. The fact that the problem remains certainly points towards another causal or contributing factor. There are some great ideas above. #1 on my list would be checking that trim tab first since it appears your motor has one. After that, trouble shooting some other possibilities above would be in order. Sadly, I suspect once figured out, it may be an easier fix than what the dealership first diagnosed it as.
As someone else mentioned, jump over to the HullTruth. They will have more responding members with deeper technical knowledge. Good luck with it. These things can be frustrating. No doubt about it.
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