trim motor issue

[surrender]

I have the power head and mid removed from the swivel bracket as I am changing them out. Anyway I had to lower the bracket as it was in the up position so I direct wired the trim motor. The motor ran for a few seconds and the bracket started to come down then it quit. I wait a few seconds, put power back to it and it will run for a bit then quit. Wires going into the motor look good, is the motor just on its last legs? If I do need a new trim motor do you have to seperate the swivel bracket from the transom? Sure seems like it would be hard to get that third bolt behind the motor out?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: trim motor issue

You might tell us what year and HP motor you are working on. PTT assemblies change over the years and HP.

 

[surrender]

Re: trim motor issue

Motor is a 1996 Johnson 88. Figured out how to get trim assembly out, what a pain! Driving the pin out from the center ram was fun! Anyway off to get new trim motor and put it back together. On Ebay I see alot of aftermarket trim motors for under $100, some as low as $52. My local parts guy has one for $120 and it still is an aftermarket. Their all probably made in China, anyone try one of the cheapos?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: trim motor issue

I replaced my Merc V6 PTT motor with an aftermarket ARCO unit for about $100. It has been working fine....

 

[archcycle]

Re: trim motor issue

Their all probably made in China, anyone try one of the cheapos?

Two, actually. If you ebay 'omc trim motor' just about everything listed is from a seller named dbelectrical. I bought one of their starters and have had it in for 2 years without issue and a trim motor for my J140 which I returned when it turned out I didn't need it (hydraulics), then it really went out so I bought another from him and that's been in for about a year and works better than the factory trim motor did before it started to go out. I suppose it could have been on its way out since the day I bought the J140, but either way I'm quite happy with it.