tracker2000
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- Apr 27, 2013
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i have a 2000 tracker pro team 185 with a 50 hp mercury. i recently went out and noticed when i was in shallow water (5 ft deep) and wanted to trim my motor up as to not hit in rocks or stumps, it would go up a lil ways and fall right back down, during this time i was just running barely over idle speeds. When im running full throttle across the lake it seems to be trimming out fine tho. My 1st idea was to check the fluid for foreign materials and proper level. It appears to be automatic transmission fluid ( red in color and smells like ATF) and with motor raised to max it trickles out when i take the fill "knob" off. Im pretty sure that everything is original on the boat. I also checked the flathead screw for tightness on the lower right side of the trim motor ( as per suggested by local mercury dealer ). Dealer also told me to raise motor to top and apply pressure to motor to see if it holds or bleeds off, which it does bleed off. It does raise to top and lower itself with no abnormal noises. Sounds like to me the hydraulic ram has went bad and not holding the pressure anymore ( bad oring? ) Is there something else i can check? Is there a simple fix that i dont know about? I'm sure the electrical part of it is fine but can i rebuild the hydraulic side of it if thats the problem? any and all information on this matter would be greatly appreciated. thank you very much