BoatingFox
Cadet
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- Aug 27, 2017
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Hi guys, very new to the boating scene and needed some advice. I picked up an old '77 Sport Fury for a few hundred bucks. The gentleman I bought it from had never used his tilt/trim, as when he received it it did not work. He mentioned he had no need for it as it did what he needed and didn't have to lift it to travel.
Well I do need it and went through countless forums here and anywhere I could find helpful info. As my research narrowed I seemed to have found the problem. The tilt/trim motor was shot(when I took it off the boat it almost looked literally shot). I purchased a compatible motor and reservoir and have moved to the replacing process. Here I was thinking would be the easy part. Quick switch then BAM back in action. Well as the subject states, the spring and brush inside the motor had fallen off the piece they are supposed to push against. No matter what I do, I cannot seem to piece it back together as the springs push the brush out and block it from sliding in correctly and I cannot remove the top as it seems almost connected to the magnets via wires that are pretty tough. I have sent an email to the people I have purchased the motor from but figured I would come here and ask some of you as well. Learned a lot from these threads and know there's some knowledgeable folks here.
Any tips or info would be wonderful.
I have linked the motor in question below:
https://www.dbelectrical.com/products/tilt-trim-motor-chrysler-force-evinrude-johnson-omc.html
Well I do need it and went through countless forums here and anywhere I could find helpful info. As my research narrowed I seemed to have found the problem. The tilt/trim motor was shot(when I took it off the boat it almost looked literally shot). I purchased a compatible motor and reservoir and have moved to the replacing process. Here I was thinking would be the easy part. Quick switch then BAM back in action. Well as the subject states, the spring and brush inside the motor had fallen off the piece they are supposed to push against. No matter what I do, I cannot seem to piece it back together as the springs push the brush out and block it from sliding in correctly and I cannot remove the top as it seems almost connected to the magnets via wires that are pretty tough. I have sent an email to the people I have purchased the motor from but figured I would come here and ask some of you as well. Learned a lot from these threads and know there's some knowledgeable folks here.
Any tips or info would be wonderful.
I have linked the motor in question below:
https://www.dbelectrical.com/products/tilt-trim-motor-chrysler-force-evinrude-johnson-omc.html