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Originally Posted by smokediver (Post 4815772)

Hydraulic steering ….

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my IMCO Uni-Mount.

Did I mention I love it? It should be ILLEGAL to sell boats that can do 60 without it.

We have done somewhere between 50 and 100 of them with zero issues. But none have been on anything super fast.

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Originally Posted by 1MOSES1 (Post 4815204)

Not sure I would translate load on bravo vs. top speed.

faster boats have less drag, lighter weight, and sometimes more power.

i.e. a top gun with twin steps that runs 85 is likely putting less load on drive of a old flat bottom that is only running 70mph.

the are that is modified to do the kit is not a high stress area. I say go for it.

Just curious, seems like something jumping waves at 80-90 weather it be flat bottom or step would have some pretty significant stress on the swivel shaft pin as that’s what’s holding the drive and gimble ring on.

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Originally Posted by Pismo10 (Post 4815763)

Change the entire TA instead.

If only we all had your money.

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Originally Posted by smokediver (Post 4815772)

Hydraulic steering ….

Gimble rings still wear out even with hydraulic steering, obviously a lot slower than without and hydraulic steering isn’t a fix for worn out steering. Most of the boats I’ve said we have used this plate on aren’t hydraulic steering worthy boats.

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Originally Posted by Pismo10 (Post 4815763)

Change the entire TA instead.

this doesn’t fix the core problem…Mercury uses junk material for steering pins. They corrode over time; tearing the seals.

If you don’t want to live with the access window; another option would be to remove the TA and fix the pin.

the JR marine kits use a nice SS that doesn’t corrode. Should last a lot longer.

Anyone ever use one of the knockoff gimble shafts that are for sale all over the web? Merc gets about 350 for a pin that is SS. Many, many knockoffs out there for 100 or less. Just curious.

I've used the more expensive aftermarket SS pins and the cheaper SS pins found online. Both worked good for me. I just measured everything really well vs the original before replacing. Size was spot on.

What aftermarket? I don't want to do this again. Thanks in advance.