kevmacmills
New Member
Greetings, all:
I have a 1989 268 Sundancer (7.4l merc w/ Bravo outdrive) that is having trouble with the power trim system. When I got it out of storage, I raised the outdrive and heard a loud groan about half way up. The outdrive shuttered some, but it did return to the fully upright position. I checked things out and noticed the fluid level in my Oildyne trim pump was a bit low, so I filled it up with ATF.
I used the boat this last weekend and had the same thing happen. I checked the fluid level again and found it to be low - lower than before! I filled it again and with the boat in the driveway, I lowered and raised the outdrive a few more times and could see very frothy ATF returning to the reservoir. Checking out the connections to the pistons, I noticed pretty fresh looking ATF dripping from my drain hole.
Obviously I have a leak... right? Is that what is causing the trouble lifting the outdrive? Is air being drawn into the system? I see no indication of a leak on the outside, so how the heck does one get to the hydraulic hoses on the inside??
Thanks much!
I have a 1989 268 Sundancer (7.4l merc w/ Bravo outdrive) that is having trouble with the power trim system. When I got it out of storage, I raised the outdrive and heard a loud groan about half way up. The outdrive shuttered some, but it did return to the fully upright position. I checked things out and noticed the fluid level in my Oildyne trim pump was a bit low, so I filled it up with ATF.
I used the boat this last weekend and had the same thing happen. I checked the fluid level again and found it to be low - lower than before! I filled it again and with the boat in the driveway, I lowered and raised the outdrive a few more times and could see very frothy ATF returning to the reservoir. Checking out the connections to the pistons, I noticed pretty fresh looking ATF dripping from my drain hole.
Obviously I have a leak... right? Is that what is causing the trouble lifting the outdrive? Is air being drawn into the system? I see no indication of a leak on the outside, so how the heck does one get to the hydraulic hoses on the inside??
Thanks much!