tilt/trim parts help

[swimmin' for shore]

I have a 21' Reinell cuddy cabin-1974. The outdrive just says stern drive on it. The engine is a mercruiser 302(which is called a 188, as I understand it). The rams to tilt/trim the outdrive are bad. One didn't work, apparently, and that cracked the casing on the other one. Hydraulic fluid all over my garage. <br />I went down to the marina. 300 bucks apiece for these units. It's out of my price range. So I put it off a little, and played with the idea of rebuilding the ones I have. I was online yesterday, though, and someone has a set for sale. I called him on it, and he said that they were on a 120. <br />Will these fit? I'm new to this, especially to the I/O, so any suggestions, help, do's and don'ts-all of this is greatly appreciated.

 

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Re: tilt/trim parts help

If you have a Mercruiser 188,.... Any Mercruiser 1" Rams will fit on your drive........<br /><br />Go to ebay,+ Search there......... There are 2 basic Merc. rams that you're likely to find there,.......<br />The most common is the 1s you Need,..... It's the Round Looking 1s, with Both Hyd. lines at the Same End of the ram.....<br /><br />Then there's the 1 1/4" rams,.... Those are the 1s with a Long,+ Short Hyd. lines,.... Those Would Work,... But would need the Plumbing to go with them...........<br /><br />You Should be able to have a Complete Set of Rams,.. Delivered to Your Door for well Under $100.00....... <br />Used Of Course..........<br /><br />To answer your Question,...............<br /><br />Ayuh,........ They'll Fit Perfectly.............