Umm I think the new style pintles will work with the old style casting and the Ez lock. I have a older Bravo with the old style casting (same part number at least) and it fits on the 09' wave pintles, so maybe I won't have to change the pintles and can go back and forth between rudder systems.
Mark Milam
Louisiana
I switched and didn't change the pintels. You may need to put a spacer on top of the housing at the lower position so the rudder can't move up and down.
The spacer goes between the cotter clip and the housing.
You will also need to order the proper Wave tiller tubes and swap them out. Not very expensive and it is easy to do.
The last parts is that you will need a shorter x-bar and most of us use the H20 adjustable fittings on one end.
It is risky to try and remove the pintel screws if they are stuck. If you are lucky, the are loose enough that you can slowly back them out without stressing (twisting) them. It is a good idea to check them from time to time so that they DON'T get stuck. If you break one, they are very hard to drill out cleanly.
Once they have been twisted, they should be replaced because the metal has been stressed and is weak.
