stern drives...

[Blue_Heron]

Since the subject came up recently, I've got a question for the experienced stern drive guys. I disassembled my Bravo transom assembly this evening. It was apparent that the seal on the upper swivel pin was bad. The steering arm and swivel pin were pretty badly rusted. I intend to replace both.

So my question is whether I should go with the stock swivel pin or get a stainless one. I'm concerned that using stainless could shift the point of corrosion from the pin to the aluminum gimble ring. If that's the case, next time around I would be replacing a gimble ring instead of a swivel pin.But what do I know? The lower swivel pin is stainless, so maybe it's a non-issue. Anyone got experience using the stainless upper swivel pin on a salt water transom assembly?

Thanks,
Dave