1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

[Huskerman]

im finishing up on getting this all put together...my steering arm came in today...it looks like i will have to now remove the motor to thread the new steering arm on? Dealer didnt tell me this little tidbit of info. has been a bad deal thru this guy and would love NOT to ever have to deal with again.....is there another way around removing motor to install new arm?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

it looks like i will have to now remove the motor to thread the new steering arm on?

This is actually not at all uncommon

 

[boobie]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

Are you talking about the steering cable that comes from the helm ?? If you are you'll have to remove the mtr.

 

[BonairII]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

I have the same motor...and replaced my steering. I had to unbolt the motor and swivel it to get the steering ram thru the transom tube.

If you have a garage...just back the boat in and use a rope and pulley, or a 'come along' to lift the motor a few inches so you can swivel it and get the steering ram into the tube. It's easy if you have a friend to help out.

 

[Huskerman]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

its the link arm? from the cable to the motor

 

[boobie]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

Turn the mtr to one side all the way and you should be able to do it with the proper tools. Done it before with out pulling the mtr.

 

[BonairII]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

If it's just the link arm...then there's no reason to have to remove the motor. I thought the OP was trying to get the steering ram thru the transom tube.

 

[Huskerman]

Re: 1977 75 hp evinrude PLEASE HELP

well i gave up link arm just didnt look right....so i brought it into a dealer....wasnt right one....since its there im letting them finish upwiring reallllly hoping to have it back by opener......just hope the motor was worth all this hassle