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Location: Kildeer, IL | I'm having problems with my tilt/trim. It is really struggling to move up and down. It was like this last year, and then I had a shop fill up the fluid. Once the fluid was full, the tilt/trim worked much better.
The shop said the seals were blown, and I had to replace the whole unit, because they didn't know who made my tilt/trim. They said that I could keep adding fluid until I get it fixed.
I have 2 questions.
#1) Where do I add the fluid. There is a little hole that says oil fill, but that appears to be too small. I thought it was going to be a screw that is removed, and then fluid would be added there.
#2) Does anybody know anything about the maker of this tilt/trim? Are seals/o-rings available? The side of the unit says Talon Ind.
My boat is a 1987 Tuffy Esox Ltd. with a 1987 40 hp Evinrude (tiller).
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| The plug should come out, Allen wrench, not sure of size. The seal that is leaking is only avail as a kit with the rod and the head, part #174231 but is NLA since 2001. Maybe call around and see if anyone may have one left, or look up Seaway Marine in Seatle, they carry lots of old parts. |
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Location: Kildeer, IL | Thanks KRISG. That will get me going for now.
Don't you think I would be able to find a replacement seal/O-Ring (I don't know what is inside) that would fit, rather than buying the whole kit? |
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| Call Twin City Outboard 952.496.1951 |
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Location: Kildeer, IL | KRISG,
Sea Way had the part. It was the last one they had. Everyone else wanted to sell me a rebuilt unit for ~$500. You saved me lots of money.
Thanks again. |
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| No problem, glad to help you out...Now you can buy more lures with the money you saved |
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