Steering Nozzle Assembly Removal - Hamilton Jet HJ212 Installation And Service Manual

Installation and Service Manual
Steering shaft bushes
To replace the steering shaft bushes, carry out the following:
Press out the old bush using a suitable sized drift [3].
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Remove and discard o-ring [2] fitted to the forward end of the forward steering bush [3].
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Clean the bore of all old Loctite
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Apply a thin coating of primer 7471 to the whole surface of the bore and allow to dry.
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Do NOT apply primer 7471 to the contact face of the bush.
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Coat the primed bores and the unprimed outer face of the bushes with Loctite 680.
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Press the bushes firmly into the bores until the shoulder of the bush is level with the outer face of the
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bore.
Rotate the bush when fitting to distribute the Loctite
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Wipe away any excess Loctite
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Smear a new o-ring [2] with grease and fit to the o-ring groove at the front of the forward bush [3].
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Steering Nozzle Assembly Removal

The nozzle, nozzle housing and nozzle insert can be removed as a complete assembly from the jet unit.
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Should it be necessary to remove just the nozzle from the nozzle housing. Refer to section: Remove the
Nozzle from the Nozzle Housing.
To remove the nozzle housing complete with nozzle and nozzle insert, carry out the following actions:
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Remove the reverse duct. Refer to section: Reverse Duct Removal on page 9-6.
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Remove the splash guard and steering crank. Refer to section: Remove the Steering Shaft on page 9-12.
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With the steering shaft already removed from the jet unit, remove the 4 nuts [27] and spring washers
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[28] from the studs [26]. Refer to drawing: HJ21201000 Base Jet Assembly.
Tap off the nozzle housing [9] complete with nozzle and nozzle insert, using a rubber hammer. Remove
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off studs [26].
Remove the nozzle housing, nozzle and nozzle insert complete from the jet unit. Note the orientation of
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the nozzle in the steering housing as the nozzle can be fitted either nozzle up or nozzle down.
Remove the nozzle insert [20] from the recess in the rear of the nozzle housing.
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Inspecting the nozzle components
The nozzle may be removed without removing the nozzle housing and nozzle insert.
To remove the nozzle from the nozzle housing, carry out the following actions:
With the steering shaft [1] and steering crank [4] removed from the jet unit, check the steering crank
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bush [15] for security and wear. Replace if worn or loose.
Rotate nozzle [16] through its full arc of travel to check for stiffness or wear in the steering pivot bushes
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[10] and the pivot sleeves [13].
While supporting the nozzle, unscrew and remove the nozzle securing bolts [12], pivot sleeves [13] and
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the stepped adjusting washers [14]. Note that the pivot sleeves [13] are threaded onto the attachment
bolts [12].
Rotate the nozzle slightly and pull rearwards to remove the nozzle from the nozzle housing.
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and primer.
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and primer/activator.
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evenly.
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