Topic: Johnson RD – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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February 12, 2018 at 2:30 am #9203
kevinrude
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I have one of the early 50s 25HP Johnsons. They have two threaded pegs behind and slightly below the powerhead to be used as carrying handles (I think). Anyway, I am missing one of the pegs. Does anyone have any extras or know where I can get some? Otherwise, I was going to visit my local machinist to see if he can make me some.

Thanks.
February 12, 2018 at 3:08 am #70913
frankr
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You mean item #3? Part number 302699
February 12, 2018 at 3:10 am #70914
frankr
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If 302699 is what you want, marineengine.com has two of them in stock. Downright cheap too at only $6.20
February 12, 2018 at 6:14 pm #70936
kevinrude
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Wow Frank, that is cheap.

I think, however, that your diagram is from a later RD. Mine (1953) does not have those two posts (carrying handle) cast with the Adapter (using terminology from diagram). The carrying handles on mine are threaded and screw into the adapter, knurled on the outside and the end has a hole drilled through it.

I guess the other explanation could be that mine is a military motor (RDM) and they made the carrying handles for them differently??
February 12, 2018 at 6:53 pm #70939
opposedtwin
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I have not seen the military ones. On the early RD models, that part Frank referenced is the only carry handle I have seen. It is one solid piece as in the diagram. I have seen one side and both sides broken off, but they are not replaceable. The entire solid part would need to be changed out.

Can you get us a picture of the recess you’re talking about?
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February 12, 2018 at 9:31 pm #70944
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RD-14, RD-15, and RD-16 all show the same handles & adapter that I posted. I don’t have the books for RD-10 through 13. Is it possible that at one time somebody sawed the handles off and later somebody else came along and created some bolt-on ones???
February 12, 2018 at 9:45 pm #70945
garry-in-michigan
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Those parts are interchangeable from 1951 through 1954 . . .
March 31, 2020 at 5:48 am #198860
keplerfan
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Here is one on my motor. The handle is hard to see towards the rear bottom of the powerhead. It is rusty.
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March 31, 2020 at 7:21 am #198863
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You said it yourself–“military model”. That explains it. I suppose there are a few of them around, but the only ones I’ve ever seen are here on aomci.
April 2, 2020 at 9:41 am #199011
olcah
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Looks like just a rod with one end threaded. It should not be hard to make another. If you can easily remove the one you have and it interchanges with the other side, that would be a pattern.
Maybe I am missing something but it looks like there is one on the other side already.
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