stripped tilt trim piston ram

dentdaddy

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May 30, 2009
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hi everyone new to the fourms/boating world and i got a problem with my tilt and trim the guy i bought the boat off of said the trim button wouldnt work so he removed one of the hyd lines to let the motor bleed itself down from the piston ram and stripped it out when he replaced the switch so im wondering how can you repair that its the bigger hyd line on a merc 500 50 hp
 

Chris1956

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Mar 25, 2004
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Re: stripped tilt trim piston ram

I presume you have the pump in the boat with the four hydraulic lines to the cylinders-style PTT. Stripping of the fittings was a common problem. You can try to drill oversize, tap it and use a flush bushing, but I do not know if it will work. Remember to use the correct threaded tap. Is it NPT?
 
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