The trim motor on my 1999 C40TLRX is rusty, so I decided to pull the whole unit to be able to get to the motor easier to clean up and repaint.
When I tried to remove the bottom large shaft/bolt that runs through the assembly it would not move so I tapped on it with a brass rod and hammer trying to drive it out. I can not move it, so I am soaking it with penetrating oil.
My first question is are these shaft/bolts normally difficult to remove and if so what is the best way to do it ,just beat it out?
When I went to lower the motor the tilt motor bound up and quit working. I finally was able to remove the tilt motor from the pump without removing the whole T&T unit and found the foam looking filter between the motor and pump degraded to the point that I could not pick it out of the unit. It just fell completely apart. I also found the motor had some rust packed around the armature and the magnets had come unglued from the case. Apparently the hammering on the bolt running through the Tilt unit vibrated it loose. It has never had a problem before this
So my second question is, Is this normal for these filters to degrade like this and is this going to cause me problems if I just clean it up the best I can and install a new filter when I put a motor back on?
Or do I need to completely dissemble the unit to clean? This maybe a problem since I can not remove the bottom pin/bolt/shaft to get the PTT off the motor.
When I tried to remove the bottom large shaft/bolt that runs through the assembly it would not move so I tapped on it with a brass rod and hammer trying to drive it out. I can not move it, so I am soaking it with penetrating oil.
My first question is are these shaft/bolts normally difficult to remove and if so what is the best way to do it ,just beat it out?
When I went to lower the motor the tilt motor bound up and quit working. I finally was able to remove the tilt motor from the pump without removing the whole T&T unit and found the foam looking filter between the motor and pump degraded to the point that I could not pick it out of the unit. It just fell completely apart. I also found the motor had some rust packed around the armature and the magnets had come unglued from the case. Apparently the hammering on the bolt running through the Tilt unit vibrated it loose. It has never had a problem before this
So my second question is, Is this normal for these filters to degrade like this and is this going to cause me problems if I just clean it up the best I can and install a new filter when I put a motor back on?
Or do I need to completely dissemble the unit to clean? This maybe a problem since I can not remove the bottom pin/bolt/shaft to get the PTT off the motor.
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