Alwhite00
Master Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2011
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- 885
Had a bunch of slop in in the steering and was leaking water past the steering pin seal. Decided to cut a hole in the transom assembly & replace it. I did not buy the JR Marine kit but did it a similar way. I drilled holes in the approximate area and then opened it up with a die grinder, Worked great. I did need to buy the socket for the gimble ring bolts. I re-used the bellows as they were almost new. Bought everything on Ebay and it was not actually too bad. Lots of research and searching the web. Used a stainless steering pin so hopefully it lasts a while. I made a stainless plate to cover the hole and someone already had done the frankenstien plugs in the sides so that made it really easy o tighten the steering arm. The gimble ring & steering arm were in perfect condition so that was nice. Here are a couple pics.
