Re: Broken steering bracket

[Don]

quote FrankR:

Unless I am sadly mistaken, you do not have to pull the powerhead. Remove the clamshells from the lower mount and the nuts from the upper side mounts and the nut from the upper front mount. Remove vertical throttle shaft and disconnect gas line.

Now swing the lower unit aft and lift the whole motor up and away from the steering bracket.

I’m sadly mistaken with you Frank…You don’t have to pull the powerhead to replace the steering bracket..
But, I guess if it was me, I would go ahead and pull the powerhead/gearcase at this time to do the water pump and check powerhead seal components…
Looks like a nice motor otherwise…