Problems with my foot propelled trolling motor

[Yankmycrank]

Problems with my foot propelled trolling motor

Hey guys. I have a minn Kota power drive v2 55 lb thrust 12v foot propelled trolling motor on my Lund. It is not even 3 years old. It's a 2014and I bought the boat in 2015. So I've only been using it for 2 years. It was working great and I loved it until the other day when I was out and the motor only worked on speed 6. If I throttled up above 6 or down below 6 the motor just dropped out and stopped running. The only speed the motor would work at all was speed 6. The head turned fine all the time but I could feel the throttle button click off if I tried to speed up or slow down. I was wondering if any of you have had this problem in the past and I was hoping for input on if you think it's the pedal wiring itself or the control wiring or the motor itself? Like I said it worked fine and then all of a sudden it just started happening. Could it be that I pulled on the wire to much and it loosened up the connections. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[bluegiller]

I have an older one and it had the same problem it's just a speed control switch. It is like the resister that controls the speed. Just find it on on your model and order a new one. For mine it was like $18 and came out with 2 srews and unplugging 3 wires. I will find the place I ordered mine from and send you the link.

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[bluegiller]

Here is where i got my parts these guys are great.

 

https://northlandmarine.com/

 

[Yankmycrank]

Ok great. Thank you very much. Did you hafta take the foot pedal cover right off to replace it?

[bluegiller]

Mine all I had to do was flip it over and get to it from the side but mine is an older cable steer. On that website it had part break down so you can see where it is and how to get to it.

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[Yankmycrank]

Ok thanks