Marc III
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2007
- Messages
- 104
My tilt & trim has been a little noisy (squeeky actually) lately but worked perfectly. Today it hesitated to go down at first, (the motor was working) and then it lowered and raised normally a couple of times before it failed again fully raised. I checked the fluid, it was full but a little foamy. I turned the release screw to lower the motor manually then turned it back counterclockwise. Then the motor wouldn't raise, it would pull down further, but not go up. I drained it the best I could and filled it with fresh ATF and it didn't help.
I decided to remove the unit for closer inspection, and it doesn't seem to come out from between the mounts. I got the center ram and the six bolts out easily. It will raise maybe an inch or more, but not enough to come out. Will I need to remove the engine from the boat? I had removed a T&T unit from an OMC 90hp before and the Yamaha unit looked like it would come out the same way.
What should I do when (or if) I get this thing off? Should I do some further testing before
that point?
It may be unrelated, but the boat got caught in a heavy rain yesterday and the splashwell drain is located right behind the T&T unit. I plan to add one or two more and plug that one.
Oh yeah, it's an 1988 model.
I decided to remove the unit for closer inspection, and it doesn't seem to come out from between the mounts. I got the center ram and the six bolts out easily. It will raise maybe an inch or more, but not enough to come out. Will I need to remove the engine from the boat? I had removed a T&T unit from an OMC 90hp before and the Yamaha unit looked like it would come out the same way.
What should I do when (or if) I get this thing off? Should I do some further testing before
that point?
It may be unrelated, but the boat got caught in a heavy rain yesterday and the splashwell drain is located right behind the T&T unit. I plan to add one or two more and plug that one.
Oh yeah, it's an 1988 model.
