Removing steering bracket assembly

[Tom465]

Hi all !


Im trying to remove my steering bracket assembly on my Yam 50hp 3cyl due to the fact the previous owner broke the lower bracket.

Spent most of sunday trying to get it off with no luck!

Looking at some diagrams it looks like its just a spline at the end with a circlip.
After removing the circlip I tried to remove the bracket but it would not budge.

Any help would be great !!

[boristhebold]

have you tried lots of penetrating fluid, or something to disolve salt build up.

[paintman]

Will have corroded solid onto the splines. Try heat, penetrating fluids etc & if all else fails - I assume you're replacing it - cut it off.

[Mercury]

Pour lots of boiling water on the splined bracket, aluminum expands faster than steel under heat so with a little patience and a few kettles of hot water it should break its hold.

[A1an]

You are going to need some divine intervention to get that apart. A lot of swearing might help too!

I've been using a paint stripper heat gun recently for working on outboards, works a treat but your job might be a stretch too far.

[Seaflyer02]

Try soaking it in a bucket of paraffin but leave it for a week. After that try gently heating the aluminium up, if it still does not let go give it another week in the paraffin again. It will take time but paraffin usually finds its way in just be patient. Good luck!