How the eff do i get this tilt tube out!!!!

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HOW THE EFF DO I GET THIS TILT TUBE OUT!!!!

Johnson 275

ive gotten to the point that i want to just spend the 75 bucks to replace it.... ive got two to get out and cant even get the first one!!!!

 

[Faztbullet]

Re: How the eff do i get this tilt tube out!!!!

Mota got to hang on a hoist.....

 

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Re: How the eff do i get this tilt tube out!!!!

Mota got to hang on a hoist.....

Yea, I got that part. The first one I'm working on is laying flat in my trailer. I cant get the thing to budge. I'm worried about damaging the treads. Are there not any tricks?

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: How the eff do i get this tilt tube out!!!!

Hanging on a hoist or laying flat on its back... the weight factor is non existent and the tube should slide out with very little effort.

Yours in all probability is frozen tight due to a corrosion factor within the transom brackets. If this is the case, use a hand held propane torch at those transom brackets at the steering/tilt tube point to expand the aluminum of the brackets to help free the tube.

 

[Subtle]

Re: How the eff do i get this tilt tube out!!!!

Yours in all probability is frozen tight due to a corrosion factor within the transom brackets. If this is the case, use a hand held propane torch at those transom brackets at the steering/tilt tube point to expand the aluminum of the brackets to help free the tube.

my transom brackets arent even on at the moment, im powder coating them, the tube is solid in the steering rack, its free in the motor points.