Hey Guys!
So i got this boat and have been having some issues with the tilt / trim.. I was doing some maintenance on the boat since only god knows when the last time things have been worked on...
Got into the Tilt / Trim System, Found that the Tilt cylinder was leaking from the top near the wiper... So i started to drain the fluid and noticed it was very milky... Figured the cylinder was letting water in somehow, so i got a rebuild kit for it, removed the cylinder from the system; removed the wiper cap, removed the rod / piston.. Installed all new orings on the piston / plunger, and on the wiper / cap.. Reinstalled everything, topped up the system with atf, bled the system as per the manual... throw the boat into the water and notice that the motor keeps dropping.. Also noticed on the Trim cylinder the sending unit was corroded off, so i just removed it and plugged the hole off (could that let the water into the system???)
The tilt / trim works fine until u actually start moving forward then it slowly drops.. I was doing some digging and found that theres more internals in that tilt cylinder.. looks like a rod down the middle of it; at the bottom.. How does that come out? Is there Serviceable Parts in it? Was looking at parts Diagrams (says its a relief) how do i pull it out?
Removed the Manual Relief from the valve body to see if there was some orings in / around there that could be causing the issue.. looks like theres only 1 oring that seals the head of the relief from the valve body.. replaced that just incase..
Kind of out of ideas.. I dont wanna throw a bunch of parts at this boat since things are very expensive.. Could it be the valve body screwed from the water in the system? The Relief Valve? How can i narrow it down..
Ps: this is a calco valve body / pump..
Thanks for your help in advance!
So i got this boat and have been having some issues with the tilt / trim.. I was doing some maintenance on the boat since only god knows when the last time things have been worked on...
Got into the Tilt / Trim System, Found that the Tilt cylinder was leaking from the top near the wiper... So i started to drain the fluid and noticed it was very milky... Figured the cylinder was letting water in somehow, so i got a rebuild kit for it, removed the cylinder from the system; removed the wiper cap, removed the rod / piston.. Installed all new orings on the piston / plunger, and on the wiper / cap.. Reinstalled everything, topped up the system with atf, bled the system as per the manual... throw the boat into the water and notice that the motor keeps dropping.. Also noticed on the Trim cylinder the sending unit was corroded off, so i just removed it and plugged the hole off (could that let the water into the system???)
The tilt / trim works fine until u actually start moving forward then it slowly drops.. I was doing some digging and found that theres more internals in that tilt cylinder.. looks like a rod down the middle of it; at the bottom.. How does that come out? Is there Serviceable Parts in it? Was looking at parts Diagrams (says its a relief) how do i pull it out?
Removed the Manual Relief from the valve body to see if there was some orings in / around there that could be causing the issue.. looks like theres only 1 oring that seals the head of the relief from the valve body.. replaced that just incase..
Kind of out of ideas.. I dont wanna throw a bunch of parts at this boat since things are very expensive.. Could it be the valve body screwed from the water in the system? The Relief Valve? How can i narrow it down..
Ps: this is a calco valve body / pump..
Thanks for your help in advance!