Yamaha 225 V6 Tilt Pin and Unit won't come off! But looks as simple as 1,2,3.. please help!
Hello there,
After trying for several hours I was so frustrated I almost freaked out toninght!
I am replacing my trim and tilt unit with a newer one, because the old trim rods are worn out. I recently bought a good and complete unit on eBay and just want to swap the two units. How hard can that be you say?
I was thinking of an easy job, but now I'm totally stuck because the tilt pin won't come loose!
Ofcourse I first took off the circlip at the starboard end and then I started driving the pin out using a hammer and an old bolt. The first few mm the pin moved slowly but then it TOTALLY stopped! I gave it a good centered beating but it feels like it's hitting metal inside? How in the world can this be while there is a nylon bus around the pin!
After many, many powerful impacts still nothing moved a tiny bit at all and I finally gave up the battle for today..
Any help on this annoying problem greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Paul
Hello there,
After trying for several hours I was so frustrated I almost freaked out toninght!
I am replacing my trim and tilt unit with a newer one, because the old trim rods are worn out. I recently bought a good and complete unit on eBay and just want to swap the two units. How hard can that be you say?
I was thinking of an easy job, but now I'm totally stuck because the tilt pin won't come loose!
Ofcourse I first took off the circlip at the starboard end and then I started driving the pin out using a hammer and an old bolt. The first few mm the pin moved slowly but then it TOTALLY stopped! I gave it a good centered beating but it feels like it's hitting metal inside? How in the world can this be while there is a nylon bus around the pin!
After many, many powerful impacts still nothing moved a tiny bit at all and I finally gave up the battle for today..
Any help on this annoying problem greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Paul
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