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Jimmy Holmes
New member
Username: crocogator106
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 10:13 pm: | 
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I have a 1994 evinrude 50 50TLERE. I am trying to rebuild the resiviour on the trim where the piston comes out to raise the motor. I have the seals I need but cant get the cap off the resivoir. I am using a spanner wrench but it wont budge. Is this cap reversed threaded? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated as I have never done this before. THANKS |
Morten Ringvold
Senior Member
Username: haffiman37
Post Number: 4372
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 10:19 pm: |
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If You are going to re-seal anyway, use a propane torch and heat it up. |
Timothy Befera
Advanced Member
Username: guido2
Post Number: 101
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 11:14 pm: |
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I sometimes tap the side of the tube adjacent to the threads using hardwood and a hard rubber mallet. Are you in salt water? |
Jimmy Holmes
New member
Username: crocogator106
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 10:46 am: |
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The boat has been used in salt water but not in a few years. |
Jimmy Holmes
Member
Username: crocogator106
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 10:48 am: |
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Any idea what size the holes are that the tips of the spanner wrench go in. The tips on my wrench slip out. I think they may be too small. |
jamie campbell
Advanced Member
Username: outboard_doctor
Post Number: 751
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 02:25 pm: |
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The threads are normal (not reversed) use heat around the cap, in my experience if you cant undo the cap you will need a new cylinder because salt water corrodes both the threads and if you can undo the cap it drags the threads out with the cap. |
Jimmy Holmes
Member
Username: crocogator106
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 04:42 pm: |
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Thats not good-about $900.00 for a new unit right? |
