Use a large pin that just fits in the smooth bore of the anode holder, rock gently, and they will come out better. No visegrips, no channel locks. Mine were much worse than yours and the large pin trick works.
I held the holder with pliers and last the anode with pliers and turned the anode to remove with the broken bolt. The bolt actually came out with the anode. I guess I got lucky. I did use some big shot blaster before I started. I used needle nose to twitch the holder after I got the top bolt out. Great video.
Proper anode removal on the early 2000's Yamaha F200 F225 F250: ua-cam.com/video/0rUEZ6BXxzg/v-deo.html Anode replacement is at 1:39 Hope this helps, doing mine now with this method.
Hey Brian there are 4 anodes (2 on either side of the middle cylinder) on my 2005 Yamaha F225. Not sure for your engine. Outside the engine itself there is one large one just above the propeller (a skeg) and another that screws on to the very bottom of the tilt/trim housing. So to my knowledge I have 6 that I inspect annually. Frequency of replacement depends on if you run it in saltwater vs. freshwater, how often it is in the water, how and where you store the boat. I would highly recommend inspecting these annually or when you change your motor oil/lower unit oil whichever is sooner. In my case I probably had such a hard time because I didn't inspect regularly. I log a few hundred hours a year and the two outer ones need changing about every 18 months but I dry store it all the time and run it in both salt and fresh. You would be really shocked to see how quickly these are attacked by electrolysis (not the salt as you see on mine) when boats sit in the water at marinas even just for a handful of days.
Every 50 hours they need to be removed and cleaned with a wire brush, and put maybe grease on the bolt threads and rubber gaskets Also these have a lot of zinc on them would just write brush them really well and new gaskets and put them back in
You're supposed to put grease on the rubber seal so they don't get stuck
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed. Hope it helped.
Your right,there a Bish to get out.I have a 06 F150 4 stroke.Broke the screw on 2 trying to get the anode off the mount.
Screwy design on this .
Any tips and pics for f40 model??
Put grease on all threads always
Use a large pin that just fits in the smooth bore of the anode holder, rock gently, and they will come out better. No visegrips, no channel locks. Mine were much worse than yours and the large pin trick works.
Good to know for round 2. Thanks for your input.
I held the holder with pliers and last the anode with pliers and turned the anode to remove with the broken bolt. The bolt actually came out with the anode. I guess I got lucky. I did use some big shot blaster before I started. I used needle nose to twitch the holder after I got the top bolt out. Great video.
Proper anode removal on the early 2000's Yamaha F200 F225 F250: ua-cam.com/video/0rUEZ6BXxzg/v-deo.html Anode replacement is at 1:39 Hope this helps, doing mine now with this method.
how often do these normally need to be replaced? And is there just 4 or there more on the outside of the engine or anything?
Hey Brian there are 4 anodes (2 on either side of the middle cylinder) on my 2005 Yamaha F225. Not sure for your engine. Outside the engine itself there is one large one just above the propeller (a skeg) and another that screws on to the very bottom of the tilt/trim housing. So to my knowledge I have 6 that I inspect annually. Frequency of replacement depends on if you run it in saltwater vs. freshwater, how often it is in the water, how and where you store the boat. I would highly recommend inspecting these annually or when you change your motor oil/lower unit oil whichever is sooner. In my case I probably had such a hard time because I didn't inspect regularly. I log a few hundred hours a year and the two outer ones need changing about every 18 months but I dry store it all the time and run it in both salt and fresh. You would be really shocked to see how quickly these are attacked by electrolysis (not the salt as you see on mine) when boats sit in the water at marinas even just for a handful of days.
Every 50 hours they need to be removed and cleaned with a wire brush, and put maybe grease on the bolt threads and rubber gaskets
Also these have a lot of zinc on them would just write brush them really well and new gaskets and put them back in
My boatin the water, can I replace these without draining oil?
Correct. You can do this without draining oil. No problem at all.
looks like plenty of actual zinc left thooooooooooo .........