coupler cover - cant get it on

[slickchaos]

gents,

I took the cover off so i could easily install my bilge pump, which is installed..

im trying to get the coupler cover back on and there is this rubber piece in the back..

first time im doing this.. so am i lifting that piece so it can slide it into the slot ?


just wanna double check :twak:

 

[marz831]

so am i lifting that piece so it can slide it into the slot ?

yup

 

[slickchaos]

ok its just a $#()$#(, my hands cant get under there with the e box in the way..

any techniques ?

 

[Shonuff]

Take the two bolts out of the electrical box.

 

[hangtime]

The coupler just slides into the slot on the rubber piece ,no need to loosen the e-box .Once you do it a couple of times it will be easier Slick.

 

[slickchaos]

thanks guys, first time tooling with this.. just wanna make sure its on right....

will give it another go later.. and i didnt want to take the ebox off.

 

[Ericfox]

just push that sucker down in there... dont worry too much about the rubber thing at first... just keep working the coupler cover in and down to where it would be right over the bolt holes... and when its pretty much in place then reach back and feel for the rubber nub and slide it into the grove. It usually goes in pretty easy.... hope you have better luck next time around.

 

[701superjet]

i didint ever put the rubber piece back on it was to much of a pain to get my hands in there but is ir necessar?

 

[vomitspot]

puy it back in eric!

 

[701superjet]

puy it back in eric!

alright haha i actually have the rubber piece sitting right next to me

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I lost a bushing to mine once, where the bolt screws in.

and I used 2 zip ties to hold the coupler in place thru the intended bolt holes.

it worked well for like 2 seasons, and I will likely put it back the same way

 

[hangtime]

you always have some kind of a ghetto fix don't you .:hitwithrock:how about buying a new bolt for $1 .I know it's radical thinking but that's how I roll .I did the same thing it worked well

I lost a bushing to mine once, where the bolt screws in.

and I used 2 zip ties to hold the coupler in place thru the intended bolt holes.

it worked well for like 2 seasons, and I will likely put it back the same way

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I try dude,

Im not all $$$ bling rollin like you.

Im a cheap SOB... no joke.

you always have some kind of a ghetto fix don't you .:hitwithrock:how about buying a new bolt for $1 .I know it's radical thinking but that's how I roll .I did the same thing it worked well

 

[hangtime]

I try dude,

Im not all $$$ bling rollin like you.

Im a cheap SOB... no joke.

I'm not all bling either but a zip tie worked great for me when I stripped the thread on the bolt hole for the coupler .:grumble::censored::censored:
I bought new bed plates to fix it since that's the only real fix .:smoker:

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I would have used a smaller bolt and washer and locknut on that side if the zip ties hadnt worked so well.

but the main point is having a coupler cover.

it is an important part of the ski.

unless of course you have a freestyle sponge in there.

 

[Fro Diesel]

I had no issues last night installing my coupler cover...i also have a hard time seeing how it would be difficult to install. Just slid it back in there and put the two bolts in.

 

[WILKEY]

depending on where u put ur bilges u may have to trim the cover..

 

[MADMAT]

I use zip ties with no rubber thingy. I HATE that thing and I have wrestled with it for like 10 minutes before.

It never got easier for me no matter how many times I tried it.

 

[tor*p*do]

a little KY . . . .I mean lubricant . . . . in that slot will help it slide right on:biggrin:

 

[sflsurfrider]

he said he 'cant get it on'.

he's going to need viagra before any lubricant enters into the picture.