800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

[hpistar25]

i have a 87 omc 800 stringer. on my throttle one side says TILT up and down with 2 buttons and the other side says TRIM up and down with 2 buttons. but it dosent matter which one you push because they both raise and lower the outdrive. annoying. what should i look for. is there a posibility i dont have trim option? is that rare? idk

 

[superbenk]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

I don't believe there was a Stringer drive in 87. You sure you don't have the Cobra? I believe on the Cobra like the Mercs, you have a trim button that has "Trailer Mode" which lifts the drive above & beyond normal trim only for trailering. I have neither a Cobra or a Merc drive, so maybe someone else can chime in with a better answer.

Just to be clear, a Stringer drive trims the whole motor & drive together. The drive itself never changes position in relation to the motor when trimming. The whole motor itself moves up & down via either a jack screw on the front motor mount or two hydraulic piston motor mounts (on the V8). This is called SelecTrim & was an option early on.

When you tilt a Stringer drive, you're actually pivoting the drive up and away from the intermediate housing while the motor stays stationary. This is accomplished by a large moon-shaped gear (quadrant gear) & clutch mechanism on the port side of the drive. You never should run a Stringer when tilting as you'll chew up & ruin your ball-gears & possibly bearings.

 

[wire2]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

Right, SB, '85 was the end of OMC stringer drives.
Without seeing the control or drive, I'll suggest that the "Tilt" button will raise the drive all the way up for trailering, while "Trim" is limited to the lower portion of travel.

 

[hpistar25]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

i checked it out. i dont have any trim mecanisms on the omc 5.7l at all. the engine has 4 engine mounts which keep it totally stationary. and i do know that i do have a 800 stringer due to that half mooned shaped thing you were talking about. well what it looks like is i only have the option of full tilt down and no trim. that sucks. one other thing is when i go to put it in gear it kinda just slams in or knocks in a lil hard. my mechanic told me that thats normal for these outdrives and to not try to slowly move it into gear and to just go ahead and push it in briskly. what do you guys think about that.

 

[superbenk]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

Your idle might be a little too high if it really slams when you put it in gear. Your mechanic is right though, you don't want to ease into gear because it's hard on the clutch dog. You should make it a quick, confident movement so you don't get any chattering

At this point I'm not really sure what year drive we're talking about. The Stringer stopped production in 85-86. Maybe you have a leftover 86? If it is between 82-86, you have an electronic shift assist (ESA) that retards the engine RPMs when you shift to make it easier on the drive. If this isn't working, it could cause the hard shifts you talk about.

Maybe you can take some pics of the drive & motor so we can tell you for sure what you have?

 

[wire2]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

i checked it out. i dont have any trim mecanisms on the omc 5.7l at all. the engine has 4 engine mounts which keep it totally stationary. .....

If it's a late model stringer, up to '85, the front 2 motor mounts are actually hydraulic jacks. There will be 2 small hoses to each, and an arm to give trim position on the starboard side.

 

[hpistar25]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

ill check it out guys, and get some pictures up of it

 

[wire2]

Re: 800 stringer trim button tilts. and tilt button tilts. so i dont get trim or what

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