Re: Tilt and Trim help
If this is a freshwater engine then your job is extremely simple. If this is a saltwater engine then your job is extremely difficult. Saltwater engines will have traces of white deposits coming out from around the mounting shafts. This is galvanic corrosion. It happens anywhere that steel and aluminum touch each other while exposed to salty, acidic, or polluted water.
If the engine is freshwater then do following:
1) raise engine and block into place
2) take off three bolts holding pump assy to transom bracket
3) leave pump in place for now
4) take off two upper and two lower shaft nuts
5) lightly tap out upper and lower shafts
5a) be careful not to mushroom shafts
5b) even slightly mushroomed shafts will not slide through bracket
6) support pump assy in right hand and cylinders in left
7) slightly flex tubing and lower system off of engine
If the engine is saltwater
1) same as above
2) drill & cut out rubber from bushing to free upper mounting shaft
3) use sawzall (or hacksaw) to cut shaft between trim housing and transom brkt
3b) you can shave metal from trim housing with no adverse effect
That's the easy part. If this is a saltwater engine then fixing the TnT system could take another 16-24 hours.
so I could repair it, rust o-rings on top. I can get it to come out. any suggestions.