got some pics, need some advice with steering.

[speckfisherman]

thanks in advance.
2000 50 Merc as you can see. and it's stuck!
looking to the right, can i knock the steering pin all the way thru the tilt tube without problems? I was gonna tap it thru, but stopped just in case. I tried loosening it up with gunk spray, etc., won't work.
any advice?

thx

 

[j_martin]

Re: got some pics, need some advice with steering.

The steering rod clears the tube by only a few thousandth of an inch. If you beat on the end of it, it'll flare, and jam in the tube.

If you can get the end back out, you can file the flare off and proceed. If it will move at all, then deep creep or equivalent will eventually loosten it up. You use a lot of juice and gentle, very gentle persuation with a hammer.

I have seen old steering systems with an adapter that threads onto the end of the rod that will not go through the steering tube. Bought a boat cheep once because the "mechanic" tried to hammer it through, then declared the steering "shot". I slap hammered back out of the tube, cleaned it up, and ran it for years.

hope it helps
John

 

[speckfisherman]

Re: got some pics, need some advice with steering.

thx, i'll try and do that.

 

[j_martin]

Re: got some pics, need some advice with steering.

BTW, there's a thread I started on screamandfly.com about stiff steering. I cleaned and re-oiled a jammed up dual rack cable set and restored them to like new. Others are having similar success.

hope it helps
John