tom_barker
Regular Contributor
"I picked up a 1961 18 hp John
"I picked up a 1961 18 hp Johnson last firday--
It became clear very soon that I was going to have a problem pivoting this motor--it seems as though the pilot shaft is frozen in the swivel bracket--I have the motor completely dismantled so I can work on the swivel bracket--
I had hoped that a lot of heat would solve the problem but heating it up only allows the bracket to move a fraction of an inch and once it cools off again, the whole thing seizes up--my plan is to take the unit to a machine shop and have them press the shaft out of the bracket but before I do that I wanted to get some other ideas, advise, opinions, etc, the rest of this motor is in sad shape also so I am assuming the there may be rust or other junk in the bracket--thanks in advance tom"
"I picked up a 1961 18 hp Johnson last firday--
It became clear very soon that I was going to have a problem pivoting this motor--it seems as though the pilot shaft is frozen in the swivel bracket--I have the motor completely dismantled so I can work on the swivel bracket--
I had hoped that a lot of heat would solve the problem but heating it up only allows the bracket to move a fraction of an inch and once it cools off again, the whole thing seizes up--my plan is to take the unit to a machine shop and have them press the shaft out of the bracket but before I do that I wanted to get some other ideas, advise, opinions, etc, the rest of this motor is in sad shape also so I am assuming the there may be rust or other junk in the bracket--thanks in advance tom"