XM hinge pin givin' up already

[Jerry Wyss]

I put my Top 7 port on a XM lower and while bench running I noticed it was loose in the pin area. I have only used that

lower less than half a season since new. Its a little early for being wore out ain't it? I have taken it apart and back together but still the same,, anybody else have this?

dubster

 

[glenng]

I put my Top 7 port on a XM lower and while bench running I noticed it was loose in the pin area. I have only used that

lower less than half a season since new. Its a little early for being wore out ain't it? I have taken it apart and back together but still the same,, anybody else have this?

dubster

J Dub, Not that familiar with XM's or any outboards-but used to drill and countersink a small hole in the K&B's @ the pin and shoot a little grease in there every time I ran em-no need to split the halves to grease the pin.

Glenn

 

[Mark Anderson]

Jerry

That is wierd mine is probably 8 years old and is still tight. Been through half a dozen sleeves but the rest of the motor has been bullet proof.

Mark

 

[ozbryan]

Jerry is it missing the little shims??

If not is the mounting plate that's warn not the pin?

Sounds sus but

 

[Jerry Wyss]

Jerry

That is wierd mine is probably 8 years old and is still tight. Been through half a dozen sleeves but the rest of the motor has been bullet proof.

Mark

Has it been 8 years?? gawd, where the time go :huh:

 

[Jerry Wyss]

Jerry is it missing the little shims??

If not is the mounting plate that's warn not the pin?

Sounds sus but

The two plastic washers, one top and one bottom? yeah its got'em,, 'scuse me while i jump out the window

 

[ozbryan]

Haha your a funny man

mine have a little movement... And they aren't that old.

What have you been doing to the shaft??? Lmao

 

[camaroboy383]

it was the tt gods,,, they dont want you playin with other toys.... ...

 

[Jerry Wyss]

Haha your a funny man

mine have a little movement... And they aren't that old.

What have you been doing to the shaft??? Lmao

yeah it's a little movement in mine too but it shouldn't be there. You won't have that crap in a TT till its very old.

Didn't really notice until I had the 7 port on there bench running and had to hold a less dangerous

part of the o/b to keep it from sounding like the Battle of the Short Circuiting Bands :angry:

 

[Kris Flynn]

When you do up the bottom 2 bolts that you use to adust the motor angle, 'pinch' the top and bottom brackets together while doing up the screws, this helps take out the slack in the vertical movement of the assembly and also stiffens it all up.

Kris

 

[Jerry Wyss]

When you do up the bottom 2 bolts that you use to adust the motor angle, 'pinch' the top and bottom brackets together while doing up the screws, this helps take out the slack in the vertical movement of the assembly and also stiffens it all up.

Kris

Ah, I gotta answer,, way to Go Kris! He smart