Hi,

I have an '84 16' Dixie with a 40 horse Evenrude on it that's
been sitting in the salt air for 3 years. I'm putting the boat
back in service now.

The "ears" on the motor that encircle the pivot tube have
seized to the pivot tube. There are grease fittings on the
ears, but I can't force any grease in.

I pulled the steering shaft out of the tube and loosened the
1 1/4" nuts holding the shaft, and then alternately snugged one
up, and tried to pull the tube thru the ears from one side and
then the other with no luck.

I can lift the motor up from outside the boat and rotate
everything up to the lock position, but that twists up the
steering, and torgues everything too much.

Any ideas on how to free this up so I can use the tilt
feature?

Thanks,

Mike