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tilt and trim fluid

pbrad118

pbrad118

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Is it okay to use hydraulic jack fluid instead of tilt trim fluid. I have to hit my tilt motor to get it to go up and down. Could this be the fluid I'm using? Thanks for any help on this.
 
if you have to hit the motor, the problem is electrical, not hydraulic.

DC motors only last so long, the carbon off the brushes mucks everything up - can take to a motor shop, or buy new, or disassemble and clean yourself

hydraulic jack fluid would work fine in the pump.
 
Gents,
I'm in need of some advice - have an 84 OMC 3.8 with the older style tilt with a quandrant gear that runs on a pinion from the tilt motor. went to take the boat out yesaterday and couldn't tilt up - did hear a clicking when Iflipped the switch up and down so there's a power signal but the tilt motors not turning - id there a relay or something that needs replacing? A marina told me that the motor itself sometimes sticks (brushes need cleaning )and tapping on the motor can sometimes free it up. I had to take the quadrant gear off and tie the outdrive up to trailer it. ironically the trim function is doing the same thing - and the trim is a separate hydraulic setup as opposed to hte newer drives where the tilt trim function are on the same set up.
any thoughts?
 
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