Re: Tilt Pin "Knob" Installation Recommendations

[mercuryspecialist]

Hi,

Thank you. It doesn’t appear to be universal to a Mercury guy. The plastic does seem to be pretty hard, but almost all of the tilt pin hole is molded such that the tilt pin will slide in, and it does have the trigger hook which flexes to retain the pin to the clamp bracket. It is only smaller on the inside end where it is intended to grip/snap into the ?1/8"? wide groove machined in the pin for it. A small vise might be too small to open far enough, but a large vise or hand press likely would. Although the part does not seem too ridiculous to me, I thought it best to inquire rather than just trying. I do not have a picture, and there were no instructions in the seemingly sealed part paper bag. The tilt pin end for the "knob" is beveled to allow the pin end to align and enter the plastic a little.

Thank You,
Joe