1987 OMC Sea Drive : Remaval of Tilt/trim ram from lower housing

[seachest]

Hello folks. I'm trying to get the steering "yoke" for lack of a better term off of the unit so I can send it along with the power head and lower unit for reassembly. This is the part (see attached picture) that the lower unit, exhaust housing, etc. are mounted to. I have been able to get the 6 self locking nuts as well as the 2 bolts on either side of the lower most mounting holes off with relative ease. My problem is that it seems there is a drift pin which holds the hydraulic trim ram to the "yoke". I have trimmed the unit all the way out and do not see any retaining pins keeping the ram in place. I have tried placing another pin in the holes and hammering it out to no avail. Any thoughts or solutions will as always be greatly appreciated - My picture files are too large to post - I will try to figure out how to get them on for your review.

Thanks in advance