My 1985 Mercury 75
 

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On 5/6/16 9:29 AM, Ryan P. wrote:
So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?


What does your local Mercury dealer say?

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On 5/6/2016 9:46 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

So I was able to find thread information for the plug that covers the
flywheel nut (its missing from my motor, or else I would have just taken
it to a hardware store and found what I needed). So I'm going to try
this part from amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MPUM03S

A combo flywheel puller and lifter for $40, with free same day
delivery. Why not? Good use of an Amazon gift card.

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On Fri, 6 May 2016 11:52:55 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 5/6/2016 9:46 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

So I was able to find thread information for the plug that covers the
flywheel nut (its missing from my motor, or else I would have just taken
it to a hardware store and found what I needed). So I'm going to try
this part from amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MPUM03S

A combo flywheel puller and lifter for $40, with free same day
delivery. Why not? Good use of an Amazon gift card.

That looks like the one but mine was supposed to be metric since that
powerhead was a Yamaha, licensed to Mercury.

My 2002 Merc had lift rings on the block, as does my F70 Yamaha.
(again, the same block)

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On 5/6/2016 12:14 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 11:52:55 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 5/6/2016 9:46 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

So I was able to find thread information for the plug that covers the
flywheel nut (its missing from my motor, or else I would have just taken
it to a hardware store and found what I needed). So I'm going to try
this part from amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MPUM03S

A combo flywheel puller and lifter for $40, with free same day
delivery. Why not? Good use of an Amazon gift card.

That looks like the one but mine was supposed to be metric since that
powerhead was a Yamaha, licensed to Mercury.

My 2002 Merc had lift rings on the block, as does my F70 Yamaha.
(again, the same block)


Yeah, that would have been too simple. I pulled the covers off last
weekend and checked.

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On 5/6/2016 12:14 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 11:52:55 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 5/6/2016 9:46 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

So I was able to find thread information for the plug that covers the
flywheel nut (its missing from my motor, or else I would have just taken
it to a hardware store and found what I needed). So I'm going to try
this part from amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MPUM03S

A combo flywheel puller and lifter for $40, with free same day
delivery. Why not? Good use of an Amazon gift card.

That looks like the one but mine was supposed to be metric since that
powerhead was a Yamaha, licensed to Mercury.

My 2002 Merc had lift rings on the block, as does my F70 Yamaha.
(again, the same block)


Everything went well with my installation. My girlfriend's uncle owns
a pier shop up in Manitowoc and let me use his shop and overhead crane
to lift the motor. I have to help him with a pier install in exchange,
but I think that's a reasonable price to pay.

The only thing that went "wrong" was the new steering cable I put on
last year was about 6 inches too short to reconnect, so I had to buy a
14' cable. Switched that out in about an hour the next day, and we're
all good.

There was great debate over whether to lower the engine a peg, since
now it sits a little higher when vertical, but with the additional
setback (about 7") and additional down tilt, we figured the water would
be quiet enough to give me good performance. I can always lower it a
notch if I don't like the way it performs this weekend.

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On Tue, 17 May 2016 13:48:32 -0500, "Ryan P." wrote:

On 5/6/2016 12:14 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 11:52:55 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 5/6/2016 9:46 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 08:29:20 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

So this week I'm going to get around to installing the aftermarket
power tilt & trim I bought over the winter. My lifting method is going
to be a come along and a good, solid tree branch in the back yard.

I did a bit of digging, and see that there is threaded area in the
opening AROUND the bolt that holds the flywheel on. Apparently this is
designed specifically for an eyebolt that you can use to lift the engine.

Problem is, I can't find a part number on the Mercury parts catalog
online for my particular engine, and I don't want to blindly order one
off eBay.

So, the question is.... Does anybody know if the lifting eyebolt
threads are "universal" across model years and sizes as is suggested by
the Amazon and eBay parts I've been able to find?

I picked mine up with a sling under the power head, right around the
lower cowl. I made a circle of rope smaller than the cowl and 2 ropes
going up and over, creating 4 lifting points. Hook the come along to
the loops created at the top.

The 1989 Merc/Yamaha 75 I had used a 36mm threaded insert that doubled
as a flywheel puller but I am not sure the older one was metric. I
never found one for less than $100 in those days and I was not doing
it.

So I was able to find thread information for the plug that covers the
flywheel nut (its missing from my motor, or else I would have just taken
it to a hardware store and found what I needed). So I'm going to try
this part from amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MPUM03S

A combo flywheel puller and lifter for $40, with free same day
delivery. Why not? Good use of an Amazon gift card.

That looks like the one but mine was supposed to be metric since that
powerhead was a Yamaha, licensed to Mercury.

My 2002 Merc had lift rings on the block, as does my F70 Yamaha.
(again, the same block)


Everything went well with my installation. My girlfriend's uncle owns
a pier shop up in Manitowoc and let me use his shop and overhead crane
to lift the motor. I have to help him with a pier install in exchange,
but I think that's a reasonable price to pay.

The only thing that went "wrong" was the new steering cable I put on
last year was about 6 inches too short to reconnect, so I had to buy a
14' cable. Switched that out in about an hour the next day, and we're
all good.

There was great debate over whether to lower the engine a peg, since
now it sits a little higher when vertical, but with the additional
setback (about 7") and additional down tilt, we figured the water would
be quiet enough to give me good performance. I can always lower it a
notch if I don't like the way it performs this weekend.

Best of luck!
--

Ban Krausescheiße-spouting narcissists...not guns!

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On 5/17/2016 1:48 PM, Ryan P. wrote:

There was great debate over whether to lower the engine a peg, since
now it sits a little higher when vertical, but with the additional
setback (about 7") and additional down tilt, we figured the water would
be quiet enough to give me good performance. I can always lower it a
notch if I don't like the way it performs this weekend.

And the answer is... I don't like the way it performs. Oh, it gets on
plain super fast, but now I have a HARD pull to the right. I know I
should be able to tilt the motor back up to about vertical, but now at
cruising speed, vertical brings the prop up too high and I get excessive
revving.

Am I right in thinking that the hard pull is because the motor is
tilted in too far? Will lowering the motor a inch (or two) actually
alleviate the problem by letting me tilt out farther?

Thanks!

My 1985 Mercury 75
 

On Mon, 23 May 2016 08:33:24 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 5/17/2016 1:48 PM, Ryan P. wrote:

There was great debate over whether to lower the engine a peg, since
now it sits a little higher when vertical, but with the additional
setback (about 7") and additional down tilt, we figured the water would
be quiet enough to give me good performance. I can always lower it a
notch if I don't like the way it performs this weekend.

And the answer is... I don't like the way it performs. Oh, it gets on
plain super fast, but now I have a HARD pull to the right. I know I
should be able to tilt the motor back up to about vertical, but now at
cruising speed, vertical brings the prop up too high and I get excessive
revving.

Am I right in thinking that the hard pull is because the motor is
tilted in too far? Will lowering the motor a inch (or two) actually
alleviate the problem by letting me tilt out farther?

Thanks!

Have you tried adjusting the trim tab?