Tiller Bolt

[Bob Loblaw]

I need to disconnect my hydraulic steering by removing the tiller bolt to see if my swivel bracket is sticking (SeaStar hydraulics, 250hp 4-stroke Yamaha). Is it as simple as it looks: just remove the tiller bolt and put it back on once I've checked the swivel bracket?

 

[SkunkBoat]

Yes. That simple...but .. the tiller bolt is threaded into the tiller. usually up from the bottom with a nut on top. Take the nut off. Give it some WD40.
You might be albe to swing the seastar bracket up off the bolt without removing it