POWER TILT INSTALL?

[5466JOHN]

I JUST REMOVED MY MANUAL TILT ASSEMBLY, AFTER 5 BROKEN BOLTS IM FINALY DONE. I WENT TO INSTALL THE POWER TILT UNIT AND I CANT GET IT TO CLEAR THE STERN BRACKETS. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL POWER TILT FOR THIS MOTOR. IF I REMOVE MOTOR FROM THE BOAT WILL I HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO INSTALL IT FROM BEHIND? I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE ONE STERN BRACKET THEN INSTALL UNIT, MY PROBLEM THERE IS THE STERN BRACKET IS SEIZED. 1979 100 HORSE EVEINRUDE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN HELP, I WANT TO GO OUT FOR STRIPPERS SOON. WE TRIED HEAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON BRACKET BUT IT WON T BUDGE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN INSTALL FROM REAR WITH MOTOR OFF BOAT WITHOUT MOVING STERN BRACKET.

 

[OBJ]

Re: POWER TILT INSTALL?

What is seized John? <br /><br />If you support the engine in the full up tilt position and remove the transom bracket bolts on one transom bracket, losen the tilt tube nuts enough to slide one bracket over a little, the TNT unit should fall out.

 

[5466JOHN]

Re: POWER TILT INSTALL?

TRANSOM BRACKET WAS SEIZED BUT I WAS ABLE TO INSTALL UNIT FROM BEHIND BRACKETS,WORKS GREAT BUT I DO HAVE A SMALL LEAK AT THE TRIM ROD. WHAT SIZE SPANNER WRENCH DO I NEED TO REPLACE O RINGS?