replace hydraulic trim motor lines

[supermanotorious]

I need to replace the lines as they were burned badly when the impeller went out, my friend was driving and I failed to mention to him he needed to keep an eye on temp so the exhaust got so hot it burned the lines including a battery line, THANK GOD there was enough paint on the exhaust to avoid a short and an electrical fire and I'll be immediately putting a fuse on that cable henceforth, so now I need to replace the trim lines, how would you detach them from the transom wall, they're way back there and hard to access, I bought a hinged offset line wrench but it's not working, my guess is a fixed 90 degree line wrench but maybe you've done this and can tell me how, or point me to an old Four Winns tech manual

[supermanotorious]

well at any rate I just ordered used lines on ebay as well as the Clymer OMC service manual

[pet575]

You've tried the Four Winns forum, yes?

[supermanotorious]

just did, thanks

[supermanotorious]

well this little guy just came in the mail, just in time too as I received the new lines yesterday, as happy as I am, trouble is a brewin, steps 2-4 are the worst, they are as follows: remove the drive unit as described in chapter 10, remove the pivot housing as described in chapter 11, and remove the engine as described in chapter 6

now that being said, if you need information from this holy book, I will provide for a nominal fee

[kartman]

if i would of known you were gonna buy that book, i would of shipped you one for free. its just collecting dust right now.

[supermanotorious]

darn, thanks anyway

[supermanotorious]

I just thought of cutting out the burnt area and splicing with male to male barb and multiple pipe clamps, does anyone know if it will hold the pressure?

[ridininmd]

Does it list the PSI on those lines in the manual? If it's not too high you could give it a shot, worse case it doesn't work and you have to replace the whole thing anyway.