Time to share your Redneck Homebrew fixes for the 9.5 OMC Front Motor Mount Issue

[mas]

What if you mill a circular recess into each of the inside the metal faces, then place a large thick spring in between? A single bolt (with thread locker) could be installed trough the center to keep the spring from popping out but still give flexibility.

Mas

[david-bartlett]

quote crosbyman:

you guys have me worried ….are Evinrude mdl 9623a in that batch of …waiting to crap out mounts ???

https://www.aomci.org/forum/download/fil … ew&id=5909

The short answer is yes. Eventually it will fail. I have a 1972 and all my mounts are still good and it has seen LOTS of use, but no abuse.

[crosbyman]

phew….. by the looks of it mine wasn’t used much or suffered much abuse It was seized/stuck when purchased but loosen up and runs very well
as my kicker next to my ETEC 75

Joining AOMCI has priviledges 🙂

[frankr]

Sounds like it’s time for one of you guys that are making reproduction rubber parts to add rubber mounts to your wares. If You can make impellers on a hub exchange basis, how about these?

[PugetSoundBoater]

quote Mas:

What if you mill a circular recess into each of the inside the metal faces, then place a large thick spring in between? A single bolt (with thread locker) could be installed trough the center to keep the spring from popping out but still give flexibility.

Mas

It will be a bit tricky working the cutter bit around the rubber in a near perfect circle, cut not too deep on both inside surfaces of the metal so they line up for the spring ,just a slight groove, not cut too deep as to create a weak spot in the aluminum. If you can do this method,and use 5200 to fix the rubber, it is a great fix .

"Some people want to know how a watch works, others just want to know what time it is"
Robbie Robertson

[Mumbles]

quote Jerry Ahrens:

I think Mumbles had a post awhile back about motor mounts for these if I remember correctly?

Good memory Jerry but that post was about repairing the upper mounts on the 9.9/15 horse motors. 😀

The lower mounts for the 9.5’s can be found but it’s the top one which has become non existent. When mine broke, I cleaned it off really good and coated both surfaces with Krazee Glue and clamped it in a vice overnight. That was about three or four years ago and it’s still holding but if it breaks again I’ll probably end up bolting it together.

[mas]

quote pugetsoundboater:

quote Mas:

What if you mill a circular recess into each of the inside the metal faces, then place a large thick spring in between? A single bolt (with thread locker) could be installed trough the center to keep the spring from popping out but still give flexibility.

Mas

It will be a bit tricky working the cutter bit around the rubber in a near perfect circle, cut not too deep on both inside surfaces of the metal so they line up for the spring ,just a slight groove, not cut too deep as to create a weak spot in the aluminum. If you can do this method,and use 5200 to fix the rubber, it is a great fix .

Clamp both pieces together, then use a drill bit in a drill press to create a pilot through both sides. Then use a hole saw with the same diameter as the pilot to create the spring groove. The bolt could be installed using the same pilot diameter.

Just a thought,

Mas

[PugetSoundBoater]

Mas- there ya go ,good plan for creating the groove for the spring.

"Some people want to know how a watch works, others just want to know what time it is"
Robbie Robertson

[Buccaneer]

Could rubber machinery mounts like shown at the link
be used for repairing the OMC mounts?
http://www.banggood.com/4pcs-M3-8x8mm-R … 05-US&ebay

Prepare to be boarded!

[johng]

A friend of mine in Ohio has 4 or 5 NOS motor mounts for the 9.5 hp models. You can contact him at – scj616@aol.com or ph- 419 589 5818 Stan

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