Transom knob repair

[smokeonthewater]

Hello, gents
Have an Evinrude lightwin (1950’s) and I broke off one of the transom tightening knobs . The pin that holds had degraded and broken.
Is it any more than taking some 3-16” aluminum and peaning the ends, it seems like some x’s are stamped into the ends on originals.
Don’t want my repair to break again;
Thanks for any ideas
I have a 3 ton arbor press I’m itching to use if that helps your imagination!

• This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Mumbles.

[frankr]

Peaning the ends by X-marking is how they did it at the factory

[billw]

I have used a 3/16″ by 3/4″ stainless steel roll pin. I consider myself lucky when I can do that, because usually, the handle itself breaks, in my experience.

Long live American manufacturing!

[crosbyman]

would something like these do the job easy….with a touch of thread locker or epoxy ??

https://www.mcmaster.com/bolts/binding-barrels-and-screws/stainless-steel-low-profile-binding-barrels-and-screws/

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[Bob Wight]

I’ve just done what you’ve suggested – took some 3/16″ aluminum rod and peened the ends.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
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[joecb]

Just a thought …. I think that those long aluminum rain gutter spikes are just about the right diameter… and the alum is a good hard alloy.

Joe B

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