thanks to the doatdoctor for giving me the heads up on the bread ties, it got my head to spinning so i used some small gage copper wire to hold the bushing in place while i put the cap on the trim motor . but while i was turning the cap to line it up one of the bushing wires broke off, that opened up a new can of worms, had to replace the motor housing which was a real pain in thr butt ,after a couple of tries it all came together and i aim ready for the water now . so thanks again boatdoctor for your help. george