Re: 54 Fleetwin twist grip problems

[fisherman6]

I just worked on the twist grip on my 1969 Johnson 6hp. It was very hard to turn and I had to use a bent pick to get a hold of the friction collar to remove it. I got it out of the grip, cleaned it, and applied a bit of anti-seize to the friction surface and put it back together. It works great now. I just hope the anti-seize doesn’t react badly with the nylon. It was the only thing that made it feel right. I tried grease, Vaseline, and light oil and none of those worked very well. It was in there dry and the spring put quite a preload on it when the screw was in place in the grip.
-Ben

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