pullmytrigger

Mine are looking like chit so I want to remove them and sandblast/paint.......Ive heard some nightmares.......the boat is an 89' and I can pretty safely say they have never been off.......any tips..........doug

cig1988

You may want to punch out the shafts while they are still on the transom. Dont lose the c-clips, there expensive little buggers.

floatingphil

Doug,
I pulled mine a few years ago and had them blasted and then powder coated. Lots of fun! Give me a call.
Phil

JUSTONCE

Don't bother cleaning them, once you get them off ship them to me and get some new ones.

Bikini Bottom

I pulled mine off about three months ago...I used a sharp scraper/putty knife and took my time. Once off it took awhile to clean-up the transom with solvent so it was ready for the new tabs but all in all, it wasn't a real big deal, just time consuming to do it right. I'm glad I didn't have to deal with the 5200!

pullmytrigger

I tried to pound out the shafts, moved about an inch and NO MORE, tried to pound them back....NO WAY.......thats why I want to take them off.....I may have to get a machine shop to get the shafts out.......you can get new shafts from Merc.......right?????

cig1988

Try soaking them with PB Blaster. That stuff is 10x better than wd40.

mr_velocity

Make your own and thread the ends so you can get rid of those silly little clips.

Reed Jensen

worst case senario.... EDM them out.......