JohnsonTrim/tilt motor install

jasoncooperpcola · #1 08-15-2011, 06:42 PM

I just ordered my trim tilt motor for my 85 Johnson 150. Getting ready to install it, is there anything i need to watch out for? I assume i just bolt the new motor on and top off the trim tilt fluid i lost. Correct? I cleaned some paint chips out that fell into the hole today and the filter and gasket came up, but i didn't see which way it went. Does the filter side of the filter go up or down? And does the gasket go on top of the filter or below it?

the daydreamer · #2 08-16-2011, 06:37 AM

were did you get yours from? as mine is starting to take a dump!!! let me know how it goes and take soem pictures if possible!!! what kind of cost did the trim motor run if you dont mind me asking?

Destroyer · #3 08-16-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

I just ordered my trim tilt motor for my 85 Johnson 150. Getting ready to install it, is there anything i need to watch out for? I assume i just bolt the new motor on and top off the trim tilt fluid i lost. Correct? I cleaned some paint chips out that fell into the hole today and the filter and gasket came up, but i didn't see which way it went. Does the filter side of the filter go up or down? And does the gasket go on top of the filter or below it?

This is just a guess, but based on the picture that you submitted, it appears that the gasket goes on the top of the filter basket as shown in the picture. My reasoning is that the ID of the gasket matches the OD of the projecting flange on the basket. Plus, it looks like the thickness of the gasket matches the height of the flange on the basket. As to what the orientation is of the basket/flange unit, I'd look at where it came out from and see if any of the tabs on the basket or the gasket matched anything inside the unit.

jasoncooperpcola · #4 08-16-2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by the daydreamer

were did you get yours from? as mine is starting to take a dump!!! let me know how it goes and take soem pictures if possible!!! what kind of cost did the trim motor run if you dont mind me asking?

I got mine off ebay from rareelctrical. $53 with free shipping and a 1 year warranty.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tilt-...mZ400223984949

Thank you Destroyer, and you are correct, the gasket fits on top. And after fitting it in the hole it fits around the "hub" (the thing in the hole that has the gear drive and is surrounded by a "moat" of tilt trim fluid.) I beleive that it goes with the filter up. I have included a picture showing how i think it goes back together, and also a picture without the filter.

I hate it when stuff comes apart like that without knowing which way to reassemble. The same thing happened when i broke a cv joint on my atv. I went through two cv joints before finally getting it back together again.