rfdfirecaptain
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Aug 17, 2008
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1993 Volvo 7.4 ltr. with a DP-D Sterndrive
I am following the instructions on pages 142-144 of a DP-C manual provided to me by Don S. I am a little bit confused about where the trim cylinder pin is supoposed to fall out during trim cylinder removal process. As best I can tell there is NO opening on the exterior of the boat for this pin to protrude, therefore it must be inside the boat. Yes?
I have located the locking bolt for the trim cylinder pin inside my motor compartment. Although near impossible to reach I have no other choice short of pulling the motor out. The locking bolt is located on the interior sterndrive mounting plate. Right beside it is a cylindrical, recessed and flush mounted object about a 1/2" in diameter. Is this the actual pin that holds the trim cylinder on?
The manual states a "warning" as follows on page 144: IMPORTANT! The transom must have cutouts called for on the transom template to allow sufficient clearance for the pins to be removed. If the cutouts are not made, the transom shield must be removed from the boat to enable trim cylinder pin removal.
If the cylindrical object in the motor compartment that I described above is NOT the trim cylinder pin, I am in mess! There is no way these pins can fall to the exterior of the boat becasue it's solid metal on both sides of the pin.
I was going to attach photos, but I can't even figure out how to do that. I can email them if anyone would like to reference what I am describing.
Thanks!
Keith
I am following the instructions on pages 142-144 of a DP-C manual provided to me by Don S. I am a little bit confused about where the trim cylinder pin is supoposed to fall out during trim cylinder removal process. As best I can tell there is NO opening on the exterior of the boat for this pin to protrude, therefore it must be inside the boat. Yes?
I have located the locking bolt for the trim cylinder pin inside my motor compartment. Although near impossible to reach I have no other choice short of pulling the motor out. The locking bolt is located on the interior sterndrive mounting plate. Right beside it is a cylindrical, recessed and flush mounted object about a 1/2" in diameter. Is this the actual pin that holds the trim cylinder on?
The manual states a "warning" as follows on page 144: IMPORTANT! The transom must have cutouts called for on the transom template to allow sufficient clearance for the pins to be removed. If the cutouts are not made, the transom shield must be removed from the boat to enable trim cylinder pin removal.
If the cylindrical object in the motor compartment that I described above is NOT the trim cylinder pin, I am in mess! There is no way these pins can fall to the exterior of the boat becasue it's solid metal on both sides of the pin.
I was going to attach photos, but I can't even figure out how to do that. I can email them if anyone would like to reference what I am describing.
Thanks!
Keith