trim sender replacement??

[bluenosers1]

My trim sender unit (02 alpha1) is having issues...
I took it apart and the small metal clips that the rotor turns on have corroded away. Can I get replacement clips for the thing? It sounds stupid to buy a new trim sender and limit package to replace them.
I know I can run without it, but I want the guage to work....
Any help would be apprecaited.
thanks

 

[180shabah]

Re: trim sender replacement??

Replace the gauge with something useful or replace the sender on the drive. It is not a simple task and you need to replace the trim limit switch while you have everything apart.

 

[smitty1258]

Re: trim sender replacement??

Replace the gauge with something useful or replace the sender on the drive. It is not a simple task and you need to replace the trim limit switch while you have everything apart.

I think he is just talking about the little round trim sender (switch?) that bolts to the I/O, one on each side, with 2 little bolts. Comes off and on easy.


Am I correct?

 

[smitty1258]

Re: trim sender replacement??

http://www.sterndrives.com/supplies/mdtips06.html

 

[180shabah]

Re: trim sender replacement??

I think he is just talking about the little round trim sender (switch?) that bolts to the I/O, one on each side, with 2 little bolts. Comes off and on easy.


Am I correct?

The sender and switch are very easy to remove - just need a screw driver.

The wire routing though, is where it gets fun... Through the transom shield to connectors inside the boat.

 

[David Greer]

Re: trim sender replacement??

My trim guage doesn't work, but I wonder why I need it--I can trim the boat by feel and ear, and watching the speedometer.
As a related question, I also have (for the first time in my experience) trim tabs. If my trim guage worked, is it showing the trim angle of the motor, or of the boat? If the former, what good is it, when the trim of the boat can be adjusted independently of the motor?

 

[cjdjmullen]

Re: trim sender replacement??

Good question. I just installed a new trim sender and the gauge still is all the way up. The gauge shows just the boat icon and not a motor icon. So I was wondering the same thing. Is the gauge for the angle of the boat or the angle of the motor?

 

[180shabah]

Re: trim sender replacement??

It represents the angle of the engine/drive.

 

[IVAZ]

Re: trim sender replacement??

It represents the angle of the engine/drive.

Definitely the correct answer.

 

[180shabah]

Re: trim sender replacement??

I finally got one right