phew…… happy days are here again 🙂 thanks Frank I will give it a try

$10 a pad ?? anything special about them of would hardware store stuff do just as well even if they need to be replaced in a year or 2 or 3 …. ??

update june 21…

nothing works 🙁 can’t unscrew the tiller friction adjusting bolt because the whole assembly including the spring turns

tried removing the half-moon friction bar no help

it looks like the nut is still on the threads because the spring tensioner did not fall down the hole … otherwise the bolt would have lifted out

is there a way to disassemble the tiller pivot shaft and transom bracket without taking this engine apart ????

that seems the only way to pull out the tiller tension adjustment shaft, spring , nut, and friction pads 🙁 🙁

thanks for any moral support

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by crosbyman.

ok that is an option….If I cut the arc bar close to the bolt hole I could try to spread it apart and clear it from the main bolt head so that would allow the main friction bolt to lift out
but….. there is danger that it will not pass through the adjustment hole ” window” because I can’t take out the top locking tab washer

i’ll take a closer look at it

I’ll try pressing down to engage the nut in the recess

I may… even drill a side hole .. or two in the lower housing just about where the nut is and try to jam the nut with a nail or something allowing me to unscrew the bolt …I can always JBweld that hole later after reassembly with new friction pads

If I don’t get to fix this the owner will have to get himself a few cedar shingles 🙂 to keep his motor straight