Thread: Tilt and Trim

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

I had my o/b serviced when under warranty but now do it myself by roughly following the checklist in the service manual. I grease nipples, change plugs, replace gear case oil, remove prop and grease spline and check for any general deterioration. I replace impellers on the 70 and aux 8 hp with no issues.
As I lake fish only these days and have two tanks, two batteries and two motors, I reckon I can get home under power…or blow ashore in a worse scenario.

I towed it back from Taupo, because of two warranty issues. One the tilt and two the hydraulic steering, which they removed to fit the new motor. They didn’t bleed it correctly an if you pushed the motor right and left, the rod moved in the cylinder. He had a go at that, but couldn’t improve it. He actually did, but think his missed putting the sleeve back in the steering arm and the bolt now slops around. Like many tradesmen, it better to do it yourself and will in the future, as I did with my old outboard for twenty years. I’ll talk to the business owner on Monday.