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Yachtwin 4 Pivot Bearings

Joe Blizzard

Joe Blizzard

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I'm refurbishing a 1987 Yachtwin 4HP, model E4RLCUD. Can anyone tell me how to remove/install the rubber bushings shown in this image? The leg is a one-piece casting and there's no split that I can see in the rubber parts.

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I have never had to change these but the outer housing must be one casting. The dampeners you indicate must be able to stretch enough, perhaps to go over the top end. The parts schematic must show, I will check.
Okay, you need to change part #13, right?
 
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timguy said:
I have never had to change these but the outer housing must be one casting. The dampeners you indicate must be able to stretch enough, perhaps to go over the top end. The parts schematic must show, I will check.
Okay, you need to change part #13, right?
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#17 ( two of them) correspond to the part number 0317460

Cut them and glue the cuts back together with superglue after fitting them ???????

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I don't have the 1987 book... loaned it to a friend many years back, you know how that goes. Anyhow, I checked the 1986 and 1988 book to see if there was any variation... None! Ain't that the damnest thing? I'm all for Vic's idea as the bracket (#16) will hold it from there on.
 
vics said:
#17 ( two of them) correspond to the part number 0317460
Cut them and glue the cuts back together with superglue after fitting them ???????
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That's the part I'm looking at. If I can't figure out how to get them off and back on, I'm going to reuse my old ones, which aren't too badly worn. I might get replacements to see if they're stretchy enough to go over the end. The old ones don't seem that way, but they're 30-some years old.
 
Have you ever mounted hard rubber tires on tractor wheels? I have soaked them in boiling water, then mounted with gloves while hot. They, of course, then tighten up. They are circular so expansion when heating, plus added flexibility, can help you accomplish the task. Never did one of these little motors, but I'm generalizing based on my infinite knowledge.....which I started loosing rapidly at age 50.
 
Joe Blizzard said:
That's the part I'm looking at. If I can't figure out how to get them off and back on, I'm going to reuse my old ones, which aren't too badly worn. I might get replacements to see if they're stretchy enough to go over the end. The old ones don't seem that way, but they're 30-some years old.
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Make a note of it.... I'd make a wager of about $50,000 that they'll outlast you and your offspring! :)
 
Since I am an aluminum welder, I'll show you how to change 'em. Mr. Ole Evinrude might not like it, however.
 
In case anyone's still wondering, they will, in fact, stretch enough to go over the end of the housing. I used the motorcycle tire tool in the foreground to work them over the top end after heating them up with hot tap water and applying some soap for lube.
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Excellent, good to know. Thanks. Its always good to hear from our friends just how things worked out.
 
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