Reply To: Transom clamp

[LLOYD LAUTNER]

If you have a die the correct size, you can screw the clamp bolt in and rethread the tip of the bolt.  I have also had luck just unscrewing  the clamp bolt into the threads of the clamp until it is tight, then screw it back in until it’s  loose. Then repeat the process over and over.  The threads of the clamp bracket will gradually reshape the bolt threads as it works it’s way through the bracket.  Use plenty of  lubricant and just don’t apply more force than you would if you were tightening the motor onto the transom.