0351896 Evinrude E30 Tilt Tube | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine BRP Evinrude 15HP-75HP Stainless Tilt and Steering Tube - Part Number: 0351896

A genuine stainless tilt and steering tube used on small and mid-range Johnson, Evinrude and compatible Force outboards. The tube forms the horizontal engine pivot and steering-cable support. It is used on Evinrude E30 assemblies and supersedes earlier OMC tube references.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine BRP / OMC stainless tilt tube
• Correct part number 0351896
• Approximately 7/8-inch diameter by 12 inches long
• Used on selected 15HP-75HP outboards
• Cross-brand Force applications share the same dimensional family

🚤 Compatibility

• Evinrude E-TEC 15HP, 25HP and 30HP model families
• Johnson / Evinrude 40HP, 48HP, 50HP, 55HP, 60HP and 65HP families
• Selected 70HP and 75HP installations
• Compatible Chrysler / Force 25HP-75HP stern brackets where the 819545-family tube is specified
• Application spans multiple production generations from the 1980s through small E-TEC production
• Exact tube length, diameter and bracket width must match

🔌 Function

The tube carries the engine's horizontal tilt pivot and provides the support and threaded mounting path for a mechanical steering cable.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Steering cable is seized
• Tube threads are stripped
• Tube is bent or deeply corroded
• Bushings wear
• Engine develops tilt-axis play
• Grease cannot pass through the tube

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 0351896 supersedes earlier 0321511 and 0354149 in applicable catalogues
• 351896, 321511 and 354149 are unprefixed OMC formats
• Chrysler / Force 819545, 819545A1, F522125-1 and F522125-2 are verified cross-brand references

OEM / Related Numbers

• 0351896 / 351896
• 0321511 / 321511
• 0354149 / 354149
• Force 819545
• Force 819545A1
• Force F522125-1 / F522125-2

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• WSM 986-105 stainless tilt tube
• Aftermarket Force / OMC tilt tubes cross-referenced to 351896 and 819545
• Used genuine Evinrude or Force tubes are cross-brand alternatives when all dimensions match

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part
• Removed from running engine where applicable
• In good working condition unless otherwise stated