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Unread 05-09-2015, 05:17 PM
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Default Trim pump bad?

Hey guys so I'm about to drop the boat in the water and I noticed the out drive will not go up or down. It's full of fluid and The pump turns on when pressing up and down.. I tried bleeding the system by cracking the lines at the pistons but no luck.. Any suggestions?
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Unread 05-09-2015, 05:43 PM
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Is it all the way up? It could be the check valve is stuck. crack the lines loose and see if the drive will go down. If it doesn't move, tighten the lines back up and stand on the drive while some one operates the button, if it moves, your cylinders are due for a rebuild. You can buy yourself some time by smearing grease on the trim cylinder rams(shinny part) and run the drive up and down
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Unread 05-09-2015, 08:25 PM
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Yea the drive is stuck all the way down right now. Do you think I should crack the lines loose again and try to raise it up so I can apply some Grease on the Rams and work it up and down
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Unread 05-09-2015, 10:23 PM
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no, if the hydraulic pump is good and can't move it you ain't got a prayer...

that pump is strong enough to lift a 5000 lb boat off the ground with those cylinders and not even strain.... It can easily trim the drive up with a big block v8 pushing the drive down at full throttle

I suspect you have a pump problem
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Unread 05-10-2015, 06:51 AM
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what year model set up is this? down pressure is only about a third of up pressure. Either the shuttle valve in the pump is stuck in the up position or the trim cylinders are stuck. Break the lines loose and see if the drive will lower, that should release the pressure on the shuttle valve. If the drive won't lower with the lines loose, stand on the drive and see if it will move, if it doesn't move then you have cylinder problems. One other option is if you have a pre 84 unit with the reverse lock out, move the shifter to the forward position and see if it will move. BTW, when you trim your drive up all the way, momentary hit the rim switch down to release the pressure on the shuttle valve when in storage
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Unread 05-10-2015, 08:19 AM
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Good info guys- I'll get back to you with the results. The boats a 1981 with 470 I/o with a mr type outdrive. I'm going to try to trim it up in gear next
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