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Has anyone every replaced the hinge bushings on a minn kota? I bought two and I am not sure how to go about doing it. I think I need to take the head of and slide the bracket off but I am not sure. This is on a Minn Kota 55lbs Traxxis. Any help would be appreciated.

Sorry for taking so long to get back to this. I ended up taking the hub to a frame and axle place and they were able to peen and loctite the race into place and it is now on the trailer ready to hit the water. I have a farm implement place that is going to install a new axle with larger hubs in...

How hard of a job is it to replace the spindles? There is no axle to speak of, just the two spindles. Thanks for the help.

OK. I went and bought a digital caliper set. The hub is 5 x 4 1/4. I have attached photos of the spindle with the caliper readings. At this point, would it be possible to just replace the spindle and go with a standard hub? I am open for suggestions as I need to get this thing in the water. Thanks.

It is a 3/4 inch spindle (.79) When i called etrailer, they seemed to not to know what I was talking about. Any idea on where to get a 5X4 1/2 hub that will fit a 3/4 spindle? I know there has to be some place to get them since there are alot of older trailers out there.

I lost a bearing on my 1984 highlander trailer. I went to the auto parts store and got replacement bearings and seals. The hub that lost the bearing in went smooth, Races came out and the new ones seated perfect. Put the bearing in and no issues. I decided to replace the other side because water...

So, is there any disadvantage of taking it apart and seeing if the piston has a hole from a selling perspective? I am planning on parting it out on ebay and am hoping that someone would pick it up just for the parts but if taking it apart would hurt my chances I will just leave it alone. I sure...

I have a 20 ho 74 Merc that blew a cyclinder this spring. I have had two differnt places tell me it is the #2 cylinder and it has 0 compression in that cylinder. Is there anyway of fixing this motor or is it just destined to be parted out. I have a relationship with the motor and hate to see her...

The go buy a new motor is an old Jedi mind trick. Once I buy the motor the conversation will be I want to get such and such and I did not say a word when you spent that money on a motor. Aint falling for that one.

I have a motor that I going to sell for parts. It is a 1974 20 hp Mecury. It has a new pull start, water pump and prop plus I have a spare lower unit. How much do you think I should ask for it?

Well I went and picked up the motor and the service manager would not even look at me, little lone talk to me. The kid at the front counter brought out the service sheet and he had put on in" ENGINE SHOT" and had a labor fee of $47 for the test he said they ran. Well I did not pay the $47 and I...

A little back story on my 1974 20 hp Mercury. I bought it last year and had a few minor issues with it. I paid $450 for it and had to put another $700 into it after various little things came up (broken pull start, new water pump,new shift linkage, ect) I had it winterized last fall and never...

Thanks for all the replies. This was a real concern for me and appreciate the time taken to give me your thoughts. I am going to finally get the chance to change the strap on the winch tomorrow so I will look and see which way is best for my situation.

I am mowing a little over 2 acres. It takes me just under 3 hours from start to finish and I usually use a full 2 gallons a mow. I have a nice 24 hp Craftman with a 42" deck that does a nice job. I just dethatched the 2 acres and planted 120 trees so it was pretty easy to use that gas up. I feel...

I can say that it is perfectly safe to run last years fuel thru your lawn mower. I ran 4 gallons thru my lawn tractor this past week and it ran just fine. I did add a little extra sea foam to it but that was it. The gas was a 50:1 mix and besides a little smoke from time to time, no issues at...