1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

[samzee]

I'm a new boat owner and I'm having issues with the trim on my motor. The hydraulic system allows it to move down but won't go back up. When I hit the up button it clicks and nothing happens. Yesterday at the lake it was fine and the water was rough so we got bounced around a lot and when taking the boat out of the water, it wouldn't go up. I hit the up button and down button 20 times or so then the up worked. Now at home with the motor in its resting position with the bracing lever down, I can't get it to go up at all. The down powers and appears to be fine but there is no room for it to go down any further. I followed the wires and ensured the wires are properly connected, but don't know where else to troubleshoot the problem. Any help would be much appreciated

 

[boobie]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

Go back on the motor and find the box that has the t/t relays in it. Open the cover and try swapping the relays and at the same time check the connections for any corrosion.

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

Yep, what Boobie said. After switching the relays, if the problem reverses itself (up but no down), you have a bad relay.

 

[samzee]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

As a novice, this is embarrassing but I can't find the relay. With the cover off it appears that the trim/tilt switch has 3 cables. Red blue green. Those run to a connector(with clean good connections) where the red goes to the battery and the green and blue run through a housing directly to the solenoid. Is the relay inside the solenoid or has someone hidden or removed the relay or???

 

[RRitt]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

follow the wires from your trim motor until you find a small rectangular box. Inside the box you should find some terminal posts, wires, and two relays. You probably have a bad relay. Boobie's advice about making sure connections are clean is golden. If you don't then there is big chance you'll be back later.

 

[samzee]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

Switched the relays and up works and down doesn't. Seems like replacing the bad relay will fix the problem. I appreciate the help and will update once I get a new relay

 

[boobie]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

Put both in. If one is bad the other is not far behind.

 

[samzee]

Re: 1999 Johnson outboard 60hp will trim tilt down but not UP

Will do. Thanks again for your help