Defective tie rod mounts: WARNING
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Defective tie rod mounts: WARNING
This tie rod mount took a crap and busted the outer housing around the gimbal's lower pin. It turns out that the tie rod end mount was defective from the factory. A close look and you can see the dark area where it was cracked from day one. The crack is by the weld which is the result of not heating both pieces of SS properly before welding. The design also sucks if you compare this part to others. The base plate should be a lot shorter with either an additional spline or the top bracket or clevis closer to the bolts.
If you have a mount like this they should be replaced by the manufacturer immediately.
Placed this Ad in the wanted section. Have a new gimbal on order but the part is back ordered from Mercury.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...ct=2882&cat=28
If you have a mount like this they should be replaced by the manufacturer immediately.
Placed this Ad in the wanted section. Have a new gimbal on order but the part is back ordered from Mercury.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...ct=2882&cat=28
Last edited by ibxanders; 06-25-2013 at 02:03 PM.
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W O W That could've benn deadly. Was this off your Skater? How did you catch this?
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Hi Frankie.
Off the Skater for sure. We just came off the gulf into Gordon Pass in Naples and somebody noticed it as we were idling.
Used up a lot of luck that day. No sense in purchasing any lottery tickets for a while.
Off the Skater for sure. We just came off the gulf into Gordon Pass in Naples and somebody noticed it as we were idling.
Used up a lot of luck that day. No sense in purchasing any lottery tickets for a while.
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The gulf was pretty rough that day but we had been through a lot worse.
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I heard this was common on the early style number 6 wingplates. They added a piece of bar stock stainless that extends all the way up the middle along side the bolts holes and is tig welded.
Replace both. Call Marine machine.
Replace both. Call Marine machine.