Thanks for the Reply Frank. Yes the whole thing is tore down and I have sprayed it with silicone lube and have gotten the tube to slide about 1/4 inch but it is very tight and I don’t want to bend/break anything. It does have a center grommet like you suggest. The Gale manual doesn’t have any good directions either so I can’t find any factory recommended method.
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1954 Evinrude 7.5 HP
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1958 Johnson 7.5
1960 Evinrude 18 HP
1973 Johnson 6 HP