OMC twist grip assembly

[Buccaneer]

Regarding my Johnson RDE-17 and OMC twist grips
in general, what the L is the secret of getting them
assembled with the washer, friction block, and spring?
I’ve had troubles with others, but this one refused to
go on far enough to get the screw hole in sight.
It has about 1/4" to go. Not sure if it’s the tangs on the
friction block not aligning, or the control rod not going
into the hole in the back of the twist grip. I’ve tried putting
all the parts in the twist grip and then trying to install
the grip, and I’ve tried putting all the parts on the tiller
handle and trying to install the grip, and tried with
parts in each piece to no avail. Also tried with the tiller
horizontal and vertical.
If I leave the spring out I can get it together with little problem.
The spring appears the correct size to fit into the friction block,
as well as the correct length to compress.
Hate to think I got the whole motor back together and the twist
grip was going to be the tallest hurdle to overcome. 😕
Now that I’m done venting, I’ll go try some more.
Would like to know if it’s just me, or does anyone else have problems, lol.

Prepare to be boarded!

[chinewalker]

My most common stumbling block when assembling those is getting the notches in the spring cup aligned with the slots in the tiller handle casting, all while compressing the spring and trying to align the throttle rod’s threaded hole with the hole in the grip. Keep at it – you’re almost there. The 1/4inch more you need is most likely getting those tabs aligned…

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

My biggest problem is the aluminum band….. ya know with the START SHIFT FAST on it, dam thing will stop the grip from sliding on and even make it hard to turn if not properly laying down…

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[Buccaneer]

I tried various things several more times with no luck,
then studied the brass washer, which looked like a perfect
fit inside the tiller handle. I borrow the whole tiller arm
from an Evinrude Big Twin. It was missing the spring and
friction block, which I purchased.
I found a brass washer on the work bench,
and presumed it fell out of the tiller handle…. It must not
of. I ground off a 1/16" diameter on the washer, and
it fit 1/4" further back into the tiller handle.
Bingo, everything went back together pretty slick then.
Sad to think I wasted an hour of my life because of
a washer, lol.

Prepare to be boarded!

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

Ahh, but you did not waste an hour over a washer….. you merely spent an hour learning about how those tillers are assembled….LOL

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