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Punch for removing jet grates?
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<blockquote data-quote="RiverBottomOutdoors" data-source="post: 364063" data-attributes="member: 3912"><p>I punch mine out with a pin punch (flat on end to keep from flaring the pin). The pin itself is sprung, so once you get it to a point you can pull it out....just wrap a rag around it and pull out with vise grips. Sometimes a little harder to get out depending on how much tension is on it from the bent grate bars. I sharpened my bars once but noticed no difference in performance on my stock motor. Might make a difference with a supped up motor.</p><p></p><p>I take a rope and thread it around severely bent bars....then use like a whipping snatching motion to pop them out. </p><p></p><p>I've read horror stories in forums of guys that use their OBJ in saltwater and don't disassemble the pump like they are supposed to. Stainless pins bond to the cast alum foot and they can't get them out. If I remember right, if you use in salt, supposed to disassemble the entire pump twice a year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiverBottomOutdoors, post: 364063, member: 3912"] I punch mine out with a pin punch (flat on end to keep from flaring the pin). The pin itself is sprung, so once you get it to a point you can pull it out....just wrap a rag around it and pull out with vise grips. Sometimes a little harder to get out depending on how much tension is on it from the bent grate bars. I sharpened my bars once but noticed no difference in performance on my stock motor. Might make a difference with a supped up motor. I take a rope and thread it around severely bent bars....then use like a whipping snatching motion to pop them out. I've read horror stories in forums of guys that use their OBJ in saltwater and don't disassemble the pump like they are supposed to. Stainless pins bond to the cast alum foot and they can't get them out. If I remember right, if you use in salt, supposed to disassemble the entire pump twice a year. [/QUOTE]
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