Trim--Bravo III

[Rinkerguy24]

now my trim wont go up unless i push the trailer button and it goes up fine and when i push the down button it goes down just fine. checked the fluid all looks good there.....no noise or anything at all when i push the up button....??

 

[bigbrownbuku]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

your trim limit switch is bunk or mis-adjusted. port side of the drive gimbal ring mounted with 2 screws in slots. the stbd side is the sender for the trim guage.

 

[Rinkerguy24]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

whats wierd is it was working fine a week ago at the lake....i checked the fluid again and it was a tad low so i topped it off.. but still nothing..i can use the trailer button to go up and the trim button to go down. but the trim button still wont let it go up.......???????

 

[Bondo]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

Ayuh,.......

Big Brown BuKu just Told you what the Problem is,......

There's Nothing Wierd about it....
The Trim Limit Switch is Junk, or the Wires are broken....

 

[Fishermark]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

Yep. It has nothing to do with the hydraulics. It is a switch that keeps you from trimming the outdrive up too far while underway.

 

[Rinkerguy24]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

your trim limit switch is bunk or mis-adjusted. port side of the drive gimbal ring mounted with 2 screws in slots. the stbd side is the sender for the trim guage.

okay but can you interpret into english please, what do i need to do

 

[Bondo]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

Ayuh,....

If you need an interpretation of That,....

Bring it to a Marine Mechanic,.....
The repair will also be Over your head too....

 

[hard-3]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

the trim limit switch is on the port side of the gimbel. it's purpose is to keep the drive from goint to high when you trim. the trailer button bypasses this function,thus the reason that you can still raise /trim with the trailer button. Do a search in this forum on trim limit switch repalcement and you will find all of the answers to you next question. How do I fix it?
Very common problem on merc outdrives.

 

[Rinkerguy24]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

i looked on the outdrive and did see the two adjustment deals you are talkin abt..........did not touch them.........just trailered the outdrive all the way up then trimmed it all the way down and it works fine......thanks........

 

[hard-3]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

the purpose of the trim limit switch is to keep you from trimming up to much
when you trim with the trim switch it limits how far up it comes, using the trailer switch can raise it up to high . the trim limit switch is bypassed by the trailer switch . you can trim just like you are doing but be cautious not to go to much

 

[Rinkerguy24]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

ran the boat at the lake today, did not have any issues with the trim it seemed to work great...........thanks guys.....ted

 

[bigbrownbuku]

Re: Trim--Bravo III

if it fails again follow the wires where they enter the inside of the transom to the trim pump. disconnect the limit switch wires and marry the other 2 wires together. keep in mind the trim limit switch was intended as a safety device and doing this removes that function. my opinion is its unecessary.