Re: OMC Manual Lift
It's not too hard. I assume the drive is all the way down? Take a 9/16" socket with a u-joint and a long extention and unbolt the "quarter-moon" gear on the left side of the out drive. It's easy to find, look for the exposed gear teeth that engage a bronze pinion that sticks out of the tilt gear box. There are 3 bolts. When the bolts are out you can grab the outdrive and tilt it up by hand (It's heavy, be careful) and secure it with rope or a block of some sort. The gear will fall out when you tilt the drive up, don't forget to pick it up!<br /><br />If the drive does not swing up freely, you probably need to lube the pivot bearings; Pry off the rubber bumpers on the left and right side of the intermediate housing - be careful, they can be broken. Go slow and you will be fine. This will expose the 2 bolt heads that the bumpers snap onto (what a crazy way to do it, but it works) and a zerc grease fitting (might have a plastic cap on the fitting). Put 5 or 10 shots of marine grease in and work the drive up and down 5 or 10 times, it should swing easier. Good workout too.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />Tom
