What year for Yam stainless shift shaft?

[Airslot]

Title says it all. What year did they go to the stainless shift shaft?

Thanks,

[chumbucket]

I'm thinking it was '92 Air. Could be '91, but I think I'm right with my first guess.

[Airslot]

Thanks. Definately the first thing I'm going to check when I look at a 92'.

[reelapeelin]

Thanks. Definately the first thing I'm going to check when I look at a 92'.

How difficult to swap out if you find a good one, but w/old steel shaft?...think I recall seein' it here and didn't sound like too big a deal...

[willy]

I think you got to pull the engine apart to do it. Also Yammi did a steel switch before they even went to a stainless due to corrosion problems and I think that was earlier than 91-92. Mine is a 92 and I believe it is stainless though not sure

[cterrebonne]

How difficult to swap out if you find a good one, but w/old steel shaft?...think I recall seein' it here and didn't sound like too big a deal...

you have to removed the ph, and also if its that old you will have some frozen bolt issues for sure.

[THEFERMANATOR]

94 or 95 is when they went to it. I have a 93 250 parts motor that definately does NOT have the stainless shaft in it. And yes the powerhead MUST come off to do it. MONKEYBUTLER has a post about replacing his and all of the fun he's been through with it.

[Monkey Butler]

I know I have heard of '92 150's with shift problems. I'm in the middle of doing this job on my '86 220HP. Here's a link...

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=10681&highlight=yamaha+shift

[reelapeelin]

How difficult to swap out if you find a good one, but w/old steel shaft?...think I recall seein' it here and didn't sound like too big a deal...


OOPS!!...Lo siento mucho mi amigos...

[macojoe]

1994 Salt Water model is when they went SS, To replace the power head has to be removed, I been there done that.

Most rot low so you can't see them so becareful