I have a early eighties 25 hp Johnson. It is a wonderful engine but spent most of it's life in Maine. Now, the steel pipe which holds the engine to the mounting bracket, and acts as a pivot, is rusted. I am afraid that its integrity may be degraded so I want to remove it. However, I cannot seem to budge the bugger. There is just enough strength left in it for me to be unable to bash it out with a hammer. <br />Grrrrrrrr<br />It also seems like there may be a plastic sleeve in around the pipe where it goes thru the mount.<br />So my question is, does anyone know of any good tricks for getting this old thing out? AND, once out, is it a factory part that I can easily replace or is it now something I will have to have custom made?<br />Thanks!null 