Trim assembly in

[steplift20]

I just got my trim assembly put in but there is one bolt on the left side he could not put in cause it was stripped my mecj said itwont be proble hat do you guys thik. Its the olt the left side tht scews in where the pistonis l other bolt are i

[spareparts]

pics, engine model and year would help

[steplift20]

1988 150 mercury black max
theres is 6 bolts three on the left and 3 on the right one bolt on the left if missing broke off my mech said its ok i just like to check with you guys cause you guys never steer me wrong
i think 5 bolts should be ok
I dont know how to post pics i have to ask my son how to do that im sure its easy i just dont know how sorry

[Destroyer]

Well, lets look at it a different way. Holes and bolts cost money. Manufacturers will change entire tooling runs just to save putting a hole in a piece of equipment or not having to use a fastener (bolt or nut). Anything to save money. So if there's a hole there, and a bolt that's supposed to fill that hole, it cost money to put it there. Understand, I'm not saying that you should or should not use the bolt, that's your decision. But IMHO it's probably there for a reason and if it were me I would drill out the bolt, re-tap the threads if possible or use a heli-coil. Just because I don't know what the reason is doesn't lessen the reason (or need) for it being there. :head:

[spareparts]

Well, lets look at it a different way. Holes and bolts cost money. Manufacturers will change entire tooling runs just to save putting a hole in a piece of equipment or not having to use a fastener (bolt or nut). Anything to save money. So if there's a hole there, and a bolt that's supposed to fill that hole, it cost money to put it there. Understand, I'm not saying that you should or should not use the bolt, that's your decision. But IMHO it's probably there for a reason and if it were me I would drill out the bolt, re-tap the threads if possible or use a heli-coil. Just because I don't know what the reason is doesn't lessen the reason (or need) for it being there. :head:

you will probably be ok, but what Destroyer said is dead on the money. Is the old bolt broke off in the trim assembly or are the threads pulled out

[steplift20]

it looks like the head of the bolt broke off and since i got the part as used the mech is not responsible for the out come but i was looking at it and it looks like it should be fine, its the bolt that goes in to the trim rod area the other two that go in the housing are in solid and since its all one piece they should hold fine but im want to always get a secound or thied opinion and you guys are them cause if i knew 1/3 as much as you do i would be a master mechanic
thanks