trim problems

meallenjr

Recruit
Joined
Mar 31, 2007
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on my 1988 88hp johnson the every o ring i put on the manual release breaks. i get the o ring straight from a johnson dealer. is my trim shot?
 

Joe Reeves

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Feb 24, 2002
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Re: trim problems

The O Ring breaks probably because you didn't remove the retaining snap ring that is supposed to keep the manual release valve from falling out. With enough torque, one can force the release valve to ride past that snap ring (in and out) BUT at the cost of destroying the O Ring.
 
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