MINN KOTA 80/45 Mode D'emploi page 4

Remove the Gas Spring from the Mount
The Gas Spring should be completely uninstalled to provide access for installing the new Lift Assist Cylinder. Minn Kota recommends
having a second person help hold the Mount while the Gas Spring is removed. When the Gas Spring is disconnected, the weight of the
Mount is no longer supported. Use the help of a second person to hold and support the Mount while removing the Gas Spring.
The Gas Spring should be completely uninstalled to provide access for the new Lift Assist Cylinder.
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a. Reposition the trolling motor by using the Pull Grip
and Cable to disengage the Latch Bar on the Mount.
Position the motor halfway between the stowed
and deployed positions so the Outer Arm is nearly
perpendicular to the base of the Mount.
CAUTION
Moving parts can cut or crush. Avoid pinch points when
moving and supporting the Mount. Use the help of a
second person to support the Mount while working on
the installation.
b. With the two screws removed in the previous step,
the end of the Gas Spring previously secured to the
Outer Arm can move freely. The Yoke can also move
independently when the Gas Spring is detached.
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c. Rotate the Yoke upward while guiding the free end
of the Gas Spring upward inside the Outer Arm.
d. The Yoke is rotated far enough upward when the
two screws holding the attached Rod End of the Gas
Spring to the Yoke are visible above the Sideplate.
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1a
Pull Grip Pull Grip
and Cable and Cable
Latch Latch
Bar Bar
1b
Yoke Yoke
2c
Outer Arm Outer Arm
Sideplate Sideplate
2d
Outer Arm Outer Arm
Yoke Yoke
Sideplate Sideplate
Mount Mount
Outer Arm Outer Arm
Detached Detached
Gas Spring Gas Spring
Gas Gas
Spring Spring
Yoke Yoke
Rod End of Rod End of
Gas Spring Gas Spring
Screw Screw
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