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sthull
01-22-2005, 12:29 AM
I just bought a 2003 SSV. The tower looks as if it was never lowered and the rear mounting bolts you turn by hand are frozen.

I'm trying the WD-40 soak trick, but wanted to see if there was any other tricks to break these free. The forward bolts that use the 5/16" allen wrench were tight but I was able to loosen them with a little persistence.:p

Thanks for any suggestions.

sthull
01-22-2005, 12:30 AM
Oh one more thing. I think the tower is the stainless steel version if that matters.

sthull
02-25-2005, 10:36 AM
Well, thanks to the local Supra dealer, my boat is safely tucked away in my garage. They used a bolt extractor and we were able to free the bolts without having to drill them out. Once the tower was down it went into my garage (with only a couple inches of width to spare!)

They put on the new Supra knobs that are much better than the original 2003 versions.

They also were able to free the swing-away tongue which was over tightned.

Now all we need is spring!

JGates
03-16-2005, 11:44 AM
New Supra knobs? What do they look like? I believe I have the standard issue 03' black knobs. Thanks...JGates

sthull
03-27-2005, 12:08 AM
I think these are the same knobs used on the '05 towers. Still black but softer knobs.

sthull
03-27-2005, 12:09 AM
I think these are the same knobs used on the '05 towers. Still black but softer knobs.