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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Thanks Chris, I had thought the reason my tilt unit will not raise the motor was it had a bad pump. the motor will trim up but not raise the engine, going/trimming down the center hydraulic works; Is it possible one the relays is bad? Thanks again for your help.
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Looking up J90TSLECM shows this part diagram. I circled what I think is the pump. I ordered the complete trim tilt Oring kit with filter. Or is the pump rebuild or pump ordered separately?
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    Adding strings to a boat without stringers

    The hull looks shallow, but you could put at least 2 stringers about 2-3" tall in those grooves. What material do yu think the hull is? If its not fiber glass but plastic you will have a hard time bonding to that. You would use marine grade or CDX plywood, cut the stringers to match the shape...
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Is the pump # 36 and 37 in this picture? Crowley marine is the way to go? Also the main/middle piston does not push the motor all the way up, which points back to the pump. part # i found for the O-ring kit was 0434519. Thank you for all the advice, the boat is almost ready to get in the water.
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    OK, new pump motor,are there better deals or is Sierra a good brand when it comes with seal. Does the seal on the center hydraulic s look suspect? If I'm replacing that seal, how do you replace that and where do you get the 4 prong tool to remove the cap? Thanks,
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    That was pulled up with an engine hoist, lock engaged and then filled when the large middle cylinder was at its high travel point . I could not get the motor to raise up without using an engine hoist. Filled it up until the fluid ran out. Brough it back down and vented the air 3X. the unit...
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    I did just that, unscrew the fluid cap, hear it hiss, raise it all the way up add more fluid, take it all the way back down, did that 4 times. This is as high as it goes
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    After all of that work too and putting a new gasket for the reservoir the motor will not rise. The pump runs, there is plenty of fluid. I've bled the system, is there a specific way to get the air out? Thanks!
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    Finishing before gelcoat

    I'm making a fairing compound for filling in gouges before painting. I've added a little extra MEKP to cure (1.5%), and the polyester is about 2-3 months old, stored over the winter I add Q-cels from US composites to make this more sandable. When I try to sand with red sanding sheet, it...
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    It's the one on the swivel tube that I'm looking for, but if it's obvious, I'm missing it. Would the swivel tube fitting be at the top by the motor or down near the lower unit?
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    I have the tilt tube well lubricated. I'm worried about the swivel where it rotates on the steering hinge. That seems stiff when i turn left to right. Could you send me a photo from the parts book?
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Thanks, I got the lever up and it locked the motor I then supported it and removed the lever to see if there was a grease fitting. I could not easily pry of that plastic piece, but do you think under that is a grease fitting?
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Chris1956, I looked for a grease fittings to lubricate the swivel when the motor was fully raised. I took photos of and could not see a fitting. On the back of the swivel, could removing those 4 bolts gain access to a fitting to grease the swivel? Thanks, I just want to make sure everything...
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Thanks, does it rotate forward /counterclockwise to fit in the gap? I'll hit it with some silicone spray too.
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    I finally have a tilt tube that is not seized. Now that I can lift the outboard, the locking tab will not move forward or back, or pull out. How do you fix this? Thanks & Happy New Year
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Can anyone confirm the part #'s as 337579 for a Johnson tilt tube bushing? J90TSLECM 1"I.D. by 2" long? Merry Christmas & thank you
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    It turns out the original owner did not install bushings? I'll order some bushings for 98 90 HP tilt. tube. Based on how tight the tilt tube slides through that frame, I'm not sure I can even get bushings in there.
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    By drilling out the fitting, I meant putting grease inside the frame tube, shown below, outside the tilt trim tube
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    The grease fitting in there is the replacement. I need to remove the bushing or drill out the grease fitting because the grease was dried out when I bought the motor. Yeah, I know I should have checked that; now I know for next time.
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    98 Johnson leaking hydraulic fluid.

    Thanks Chris1956. The grease fittings on the tilt tube, only one on the right has grease go through. I might drill out the left one so grease makes it into the tube. I think that's what caused the tilt tube to seize in the first place
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