Help my 50hp steer better (i.e. easier)

[emoney]

Ok, thanks to some helpful forum members I was able to correct my shift linkage and now want to move on to the next issue at hand.

My 1983 Chrysler 50hp, model #507H3D, is an abolute bear to steer. PO installed new steering cables, but it didn't help. I've verified that it's not a cabling issue by removing the cable attachment pin and tried turning the enging at the transom, and that's actually harder. I have found one grease point about halfway up the middle of the center pin portion of the motor. I finally got old gook out of the way and pumped about 10 times on my trustly little $10.00 grease gun. On pump #9, some grease came out of the bottom and on the 10th, it came out as quick as I was putting in so I assumed it was full. The grease that came out was black, but still seemed pliable. Does the viscosity of this stuff break down?

Questions are; 1)could I have put too much grease in there, and if so, how would I go about removing it? 2)is there a hidden spot that I need to focus my lubricating efforts on? 3)any other tips or suggestions for loosening up the whole thing?

I'm new to this whole maintenance/repair idea, so please bear with me. I don't have a way to remove the engine from the boat (due to weight), so I'm hoping there's a way to work on this connected to the transom. Is there a way to get all the grease out and start over and if so, how does one know when he's done?

Thanks so much in advance and I'm feeling pretty confident right now since I've progressed into 1983 Chrysler 50hp Outboard Shift Linkage Specialist mode!

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Help my 50hp steer better (i.e. easier)

Keep pumpin!!! While you pump move the motor back and forth.
If this don't help then get a heat gun or a small torch.
Use this and don't overdo it with the torch.Keep pumpin and moving.
Never too much grease.There should be a couple of fittings on the tilt tube.
Grease will eventually turn hard and stiff.Keep it NEW!!!J

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Help my 50hp steer better (i.e. easier)

If pumping grease into it doesn't help, then the aluminum yoke has corrosion inside, squeezing the kingpin. The cure is to unmount the engine, remove the yoke, transom clamps and kingpin, drive out the kingpin, and clean everything well. Resize the plastic bushings and grease everything by hand before reassembling. Nasty job! Not particularly difficult but nasty and time consuming.

 

[wickware]

Re: Help my 50hp steer better (i.e. easier)

A good tree, etc and a hoist can be your friends. The salt-water liabilities are ?Monsters? compared to fresh water. See the attachment: JOW