What year for Yam stainless shift shaft?
 

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

Thanks,

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

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...

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

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

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.

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/communit...t=yamaha+shift

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

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