Repair of trimcylinder on VP 290 from 1989

[Juhl]

One of the trimcylinders on my Volvo Penta 290DP-A is leaking and I want to repair it with new seals. According to Volvo Penta it cannot be repaired and I have to buy a new set. Is that correct?<br />The Z-drive is from 1989 and with the round type of cylinders with a round inside nut with 4 pinholes at the end where the pushrod comes out. At the end of the pushrod i mounted a joint for connection tho the driveframe. ie it is not the older type with square ends - that type can be repaired. Hope that someone has experience in solution af this problem.

 

[Don S]

Re: Repair of trimcylinder on VP 290 from 1989

None of the VP trim cylinders are rebuildable.<br />What is the engine number you have? There is an AQ290A engine, but it never had a DP, there is also a DP-A drive which is a DP, but the 290 is not part of its name. Looking up parts for them is done by engine model.

 

[Juhl]

Re: Repair of trimcylinder on VP 290 from 1989

Hey Don<br />The engine is a AQ 205A with a 290 DP-A drive.<br />According to my Selco repair manual is the old type with a straight pushrod and with a hole in the end rebuildable, but I cannot find anything about the newer types.<br />May be I cannot get the gaskets/o-rings form Volvo but need to get them from fx. a cylinderservice company. I think that the main problem will be to get the connectionjoint of <br />the pushrod as I think it is crimped on. But is this the problem when you say that they cannot be repaired ?<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Jens Juhl

 

[Don S]

Re: Repair of trimcylinder on VP 290 from 1989

You should have cylinders as shown in the picture below. There are no repair kits from Volvo for repairing them. I think the best thing to do would be to take the cylinder to the repair place and have them look at it.<br /><br />