Hey Spare, need some Merc advice

[phatdaddy]

This one only has 2 screws,so I think I can get to them. I found a YouTube guru who changed one on the bracket
Gonna run to dealer now to see if they have one in stock

I pulled the blue and green wires and sending 12V from battery, motor is failing, pretty sure motor is bad. This eliminates switches,relays,etc. that make sense?

Thanks

[spareparts]

yes, sounds like the motor is bad

[phatdaddy]

Picked up motor from local dealer, broke off first bolt I tried to take out, the one that hold the wire tab to the bracket

Not a good start

Will regroup tomorrow

[spareparts]

welcome to my world

[phatdaddy]

Don t know how u do it Spare. If I worked on outboards all day, I d go home and drink a bottle of Gin every night

Gotta have long skinny fingers and excellent eyesight for seeing in dark tiny spaces

Anyway, I got it changed and is working fine.



Whadda think, fresh coat of paint and throw it on ebay?

This motor is 7 years old w 785 hrs. The Trim motor on my 94 Mariner was 20 years old w 1600 hours when I sold it. Looked like the day I bought it and never had a problem

I sprayed the new one down real good with Fluid Film. Don t know if that will do any good but at least when I have to change it again. it will be very messy

Did not have to remove bracket or trim assy

thanks for the help

[spareparts]

when they get that bad, I've been known to break the motor housing off, remove teh armature, then I can get at the bolts easier. Usually its easier installing teh new one than removing the old one.

[steplift20]

Phat ,it don't look that bad,maybe a little bondo and duck tape should keep it going . But I would keep it just in case you need a part off of it someday.