Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

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Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Johnston 135 1975 Upper Tilt Rod<br />Need your advise on the best way to remove upper<br />piviot rod this is the motor i just brought 3rd promblem but getting there bit by bit'Ordered book over a week ago but still not here. <br />This rod is rusted bad and motor lifts up a bit before it tilts which is putting alot of strain on trim and brackets, Trim motor side broke top of bracket i have made a stainless plate that holds this together witch works fine but need to replace rod, Can i heat rod and alloy and use my little 6lb hammer .itlooks like some one as tried as end is flatten some.it looks like you just remove nut from longer end and knock rod out is this right. Grateful for any help thankyou<br />flips

 

[flips]

Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

bump

 

[Solittle]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Might want to wait till you get the manual before going after it with a hammer. That is what the manual is for.

 

[flips]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Thanks for the input but i have 4 manuals and none of them cover removal of this part, and i cant see the manual on order to be any different.<br />So can any one help with the way i should remove it thanks in advance.

 

[lark2004]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

where in aussie are you?

 

[flips]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Hi lark<br />Mildura vic, river at back door got our own island. cheers

 

[lark2004]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

nice spot, have you tried soaking the parts with penetrine or something (WD-40 is usless)

 

[flips]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

No not as yet, looking at it one end is longer than the other both with nuts,longer end nut exposed other end nut is housed in transom bracket. It looks to me you undo nut that you can get too, which i would have to cut off as last person botched thread up.Do you know if this pin is made to screw out or tap out and is it safe to apply heat to alloy.

 

[lark2004]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

it is safe to heat your alloy, make sure that there is nothing flamable near by (fuel lines etc...) and don't use oxy, propane should be enough. Not sure with yours how the rod is held in. Is the new manual coming the factory one?

 

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

I hope manual is here tomorrow and trust it is<br />factory. Well i have nut off and there is a packer behind it looks to me like atap out job <br />will need to heat as i have no movement when hitting cold,will not turn as yet .Going to try some heat now and see what happens.

 

[flips]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Up date its out.<br />This is what we did, Heated up housing and pin,<br />tried hammer with no luck.Soaked parts well, used hacksaw blade between transon bracket and motor bracket cut thur piviot pin.Tilted motor back and soaked pin again,made up long rod to use as punch and knocked the pieces out.There was no way that i would have got this pin out in<br />compete section with out breaking alloy fittings.<br />Good news shaft took most of the wear but will put new bushes in anyway. What i learnt from this is you cant over grease enough' Just wish last owner did it more.

 

[lark2004]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Well done. It really sucks trying to undo someone else's lack of maintanance, doesn't it?

 

[flips]

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Re: Pivot pin rusted badly 135 hp

Thanks for the input lark<br />This motor i brought of ebay ready to bolt on,<br />yeh right. Had to rebuild tilt that was working<br />fine .. after new shaft and seals,plus made own control box for tilt now works. Come with tacho guess what did not work, bad rectifier.Then we tackled the piviot pin. cost in parts as been <br />4-5 hundred just as well i could do the labour.<br />Sick of these people that bull on ebay boy is this guy going to get a serve on feedback.<br />Was not happy as i took a perfect motor off 80 hp<br />i have had for 14 years and all i wanted was more speed. But this motor does run well so we will go on. <br />Thanks again for your help.