can anyone identify this pylon?

sams 85 wrote: allrighty, well i don't know if my 2x4 will take the weight-but i may give that a go

Throw a 4x4 or 6x6 across several bottom truss cords to spread the load.

Get yourself some decent penetrating oil like Kroil or mix up 50% acetone and 50% ATF. Throw the WD40 and PB in the trash. You have fallen for marketing "hype".

8122pbrainard wrote: Here's the list of torque requirments copied from the other thread: Penetrating oil ..... Average load None ...................... 516 pounds WD-40 ................... 238 pounds PB Blaster ............... 214 pounds Liquid Wrench ......... 127 pounds Kano Kroil .............. 106 pounds ATF-Acetone mix.......53 pounds I don't even consider WD40 to be a penetrating oil so that puts PB at the bottom for me. Kroil is a on line order only so when I was taking my 1927 Flexifour apart and trying to break the rusted pistons loose, I did pick up a can of PB. A week went by with no luck and then the Kroil came in. The next day after using some of the Kroil, all four pistons were loose. I ended up using the PB as a honing lubricant! The home brew ATF and reducing it with a solvent is real interesting! I need to mix up a batch and give it a try.

allrighty, well i don't know if my 2x4 will take the weight-but i may give that a go

ok, so sorry to ask this here, but i need some help with my pylon and you guys have yours out so thats why i'm asking in this thread...
i would like any tips and tricks for getting my pylon out!!! mine is a cold bitch- i have the bottom pin out, acutally both bottom pins out. its still not budging. i have tried putting wd40, pb blaster, a pry bar (very carefully i may add) and nothing seems to budge it. just looking for some ideas here. thanks!

I am reasonably certain that if I were to hit a big wave the pylon would pierce the hull and come to rest somewhere in the earth's mantle.

That's what she said?

Sorry.

John, that is an original Correct Craft pylon, but it would NOT be original to your '69 Mustang. That particular model was used very briefly- roughly '74-75. It shares the same ring and finger with the later (2.5" diameter) pylons, used '76-87. The OD is quite a bit smaller though. I believe the earlier pylons were also a different material- probably steel?

For comparison's sake, here is the pylon in Bruce's '74 Skier:



Here is the best picture I have of the earlier pylon- you should be able to see the differences. Through ~1970, it seems most were straight (my Sister's Mustang is), but Ive seen a few that had a bend just above the floor. I *think* most '71-73 pylons have that bend, like this one- note the rearward angle.



It sounds like the heavier pylon youre describing that came with your '70 is probably the original.

Looks to me like it's from a Southern Hemisphere boat. Ask one of the guys from Argentina or Australia

This pylon came in my 69 Mustang and I do not know what it is originally from.