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Thread: Outdrive Side to side play

  1. #11
    Racey
    If you have internal steering its probably the tiller arm on the swivel pin that goes into the gimble ring, its a square type fit between the pin and tiller arm, they eventually wear loose and are alot of work to replace. This is yet another reason that external steering is so much superior even if you aren't running a hi-per application, this can't happens with rams.
    We just had the trim pins between the ring and gimble housing go bad on a 30 hallett with eternal steering which wasnt too bad to replace to the heavier duty pins, just pull the drives to change those. But the boat is 12-13 years old and runs about 85-90 with a couple big Brummett Motors, so it has been under alot of stress.

  2. #12
    Run_em_Hard
    It is either going to be your pivot pin or your gimble ring. The pin could be loose. It would have to be real loose to show that much slop. If you have a merc manual it shows your how to tighten/remove this pin. There are two ways that this can be accomplished.
    1-throught the engine compartment, which means that you need to pull the motor. There should be a small notch right above the transom assy. You can feel in there and feel a nutt. That is the nutt that holds the pivot pin on.
    2-your can drill a hole on the backside of your transom assy that allows access to this nutt. You might want to look and see if there is a hole already there. They even make bushings for this that cover the hole when complete.
    The piviot pins aren't cheap.
    But my guess would be that you could use a new pin or gimble ring.

  3. #13
    Run_em_Hard
    to replace the gimble ring requires pulling the engine to get the transom assembly off
    You don't have to take the transom assy off to replace the gimble ring

  4. #14
    BDMar
    The gimbal ring pinch bolt is/has been loose. If it has been loose for a while the gimbal ring will probably have to be replaced. If you drill the holes in the housing to access the bolt, tighten it and it is still loose, replace the gimbal ring. The ring can be replaced without removing the engine and gimbal assy IF the transom cutout leaves you enough room to access the steering pin nut. Usually not, but you might get lucky.

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