Bravo steering play

[scarab racing]

Hi I have a Bravo 3 it seems very loose with lots of play.
When out the water you can move the leg abot 6-8 inches.
Is there any adjustments or what / how can I do to remove the play in the steering ? any advice ?

[pain -tera 28]

Hi there ,its probly the swivel pin you can get them in s/s .bit of a git of a job to do thow , think it has beem dicussed on here befor round hole sqare peg sort of thing , when you see one you will know wot i mean ,look up s/s steel seering swivel for you drive , and it should come up ,

[scarab racing]

Had a look on the net and yes does look a nasty job is it as bad as it looks ? is it best to get some one in to do it who knows how or is it possibleto do it your self with a bit of diy knowledge

[pain -tera 28]

yes i am sure you will be able to do it yourself if it is the swivel pin ,good luck

[Tony Davis]

Normally not the pin that wears, but the hole, which means a new gimble ring! Either way, it's am engine out pita job

[JOSH]

You can do it with the engine in. You have to buy a merc kit,
You drill two holes in the T plate and you can get to the top nut,
From outside the boat. Then you re plug the holes with a plastic cap that are threaded in. We then put a light skim of filler over the top and repaint looks good as new.

Done loads

Cheers
Josh

[Tony Davis]

Yes, Merc do a kit, but it looks awful, and is still a right pita !

[larby]

...And the hole is usually still worn too as Tony said, especially if there's 6" of play!!

[Jon Fuller]

I re-shimmed mine, yolks are feckin dear.

[JOSH]

Yes it a pig of job your right there, but if done well you can't see its been done.
On service you should nip up the gimbal ring bolts.

iv seen the warn part of the square in the gimbal ring be welded up and the re-milled to fit a new steering pin.

We do yamaha one in 11m ribcrafts with no cutting about 2 hours work start to finish and saves the engine out work. as they crack gimbals like any thing.

Josh

[scarab racing]

Who would be best (price £££)to supply the kit ?

Or who would you recomend to supply and fit ?

Any body want to quote on the job for £££ in your hand ??