Good Afternoon,
I am doing some teardown/greasing and replacing on a number of items on my 280, and one that has been on my to-do list is removing, cleaning and re-greasing the lift. I have done as much searching on how to get this off as I think I can do, and it seems that the best way to is to re-hang the drive and use as leverage to push the lift up so I can remove it from the transom.
My questions are: 1) how much pressure can the vice rod take? I'm concerned that if I get too aggressive with the drive to push the tilt up and out, I am gong to damage the clutch, the rod or somehting ese within the lift, and 2) what exactly is keeping the lift from coming out? I have removed the set screws and the left moves left and right but does not budge up and out. I see there is a bushing at the bottom of the lift. Does that contract onto the rod or hold onto the o-rings so it does not remove (somehting similar to the bushings on the steering yoke)?
Thanks in advance..
Mike
I am doing some teardown/greasing and replacing on a number of items on my 280, and one that has been on my to-do list is removing, cleaning and re-greasing the lift. I have done as much searching on how to get this off as I think I can do, and it seems that the best way to is to re-hang the drive and use as leverage to push the lift up so I can remove it from the transom.
My questions are: 1) how much pressure can the vice rod take? I'm concerned that if I get too aggressive with the drive to push the tilt up and out, I am gong to damage the clutch, the rod or somehting ese within the lift, and 2) what exactly is keeping the lift from coming out? I have removed the set screws and the left moves left and right but does not budge up and out. I see there is a bushing at the bottom of the lift. Does that contract onto the rod or hold onto the o-rings so it does not remove (somehting similar to the bushings on the steering yoke)?
Thanks in advance..
Mike