I was given a Minn Kota Power Drive 765MX (36 pounds thrust) front mount motor by a friend who was having trouble with it and had just purchased a new motor. I assume that this model motor is not currently made by Minn Kota. The propeller drive works fine. However, the motor will not steer in either direction. I took the power unit apart and checked the steering motor and the various gears inside. They all appear to be working OK and are in good alignmnet. The little steering motor itself works fine when hooked directly to a 12 volt battery. It reverses direction by simply changing the polarity.

I am suspecting that the problem is with the micro-touch foot pedal. My question is whether anyone knows if this is a likely problem with these motors. I noted that in a recent post someone else was having similar trouble with a PD40 motor.

I found a replacement foot pedal at Cabelas for $69.95. After looking around in the web, that appears to be a good price. Can anyone enlighten me further? Is there a way to check the functionality of the foot pedal to verify that it is the problem without replacing it first? Do the newer models use the same foot pedal as the older ones?

Thanks for any help.