I have a 1982 J10 RLCNS that has developed some play in the steering bracket. I am guessing due to hitting so many things in the shallow rivers I run.
I tightened the lower mounting bracket screw (green circle) and this helped stabilize the bottom end of the motor. Is there supposed to be a second screw for this bracket (red circle)? The diagram doesn't seem to show one, but then why would there be 2 holes??
The worst slop is where the steering bracket enters the midsection. I could not find a way to tighten this up.
Starboard view:
Port View:
Also, if I press (lightly) on the steering handle, the steering bracket will move independently of the motor. In these next photos, you can see the lateral play in relationship to the lower motor cover, where it will form a gap if pressed down.
In addition to that lateral play, there is a similar amount of horizontal play.
Now for the big question- Is there something I can tighten to clean up the slop in my motor? Is there a hidden broken part that would cause this (maybe concealed within the midsection)? Let me know your thoughts on this, thanks!
I posted this on another forum last night and was told that the solution would be replacing my "rubber vibration isolation motor mounts". I tried searching the J/E parts list for my motor and checking the exploded view diagrams and I'm not entirely sure which part this is that I need. I also understand that to reach this I will need to remove the powerhead? Is this an overly complicated process for someone who doesn't know a whole lot about outboards in particular, but is fairly mechanically inclined, or do I need specialized equipment to do this?
I tightened the lower mounting bracket screw (green circle) and this helped stabilize the bottom end of the motor. Is there supposed to be a second screw for this bracket (red circle)? The diagram doesn't seem to show one, but then why would there be 2 holes??
The worst slop is where the steering bracket enters the midsection. I could not find a way to tighten this up.
Starboard view:
Port View:
Also, if I press (lightly) on the steering handle, the steering bracket will move independently of the motor. In these next photos, you can see the lateral play in relationship to the lower motor cover, where it will form a gap if pressed down.
In addition to that lateral play, there is a similar amount of horizontal play.
Now for the big question- Is there something I can tighten to clean up the slop in my motor? Is there a hidden broken part that would cause this (maybe concealed within the midsection)? Let me know your thoughts on this, thanks!
I posted this on another forum last night and was told that the solution would be replacing my "rubber vibration isolation motor mounts". I tried searching the J/E parts list for my motor and checking the exploded view diagrams and I'm not entirely sure which part this is that I need. I also understand that to reach this I will need to remove the powerhead? Is this an overly complicated process for someone who doesn't know a whole lot about outboards in particular, but is fairly mechanically inclined, or do I need specialized equipment to do this?