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D-UNIT

Posted 5/30/2015 10:57 AM (#770631)
Subject: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 109

Location: Ottawa Lake, MI

I have a 92 Merc tiller engine. I just put my boat in for a week vacation and I hit the tilt down switch and it only goes down about a half inch and stops. The tilt sounds like it's running but it only goes a down a half inch. I hit the switch again and it goes down a half inch. It goes up fine. What's going on? Easy fix or am I screwed? Thanks.

glock17c

Posted 5/30/2015 12:11 PM (#770639 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 37

Might be the trim relay. Should have one for up and one for down. You might google it and see what the part looks like to help find it on your motor. I have a new mercury and it is close to where the bottom of the cowl fits on the motor. When I bought mine the service guy showing me the motor said the relays are the same so you can use one to test the other or if your at the ramp and it's stuck down. If that's it hopefully you can find one and get it fixed. I don't think they are costly just might be tough to find in time to save your vacation. Good luck

JBlanck

Posted 5/30/2015 12:45 PM (#770642 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 144

Location: Loves Park, IL

Silly question but it's not the motor support is it? You know the bracket that flips down for trailering? Someone might have flipped it without you knowing. Check the easy things first.

Nick59

Posted 5/30/2015 4:20 PM (#770654 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 548

Location: MN

My Merc t&t wouldn't go down and I had to rebuild the cylinder. Lots of O rings.
You could loosen the release valve until it goes down then tighten and try again.
Check fluid before that though. See if there is a lot of air bubbles.
I had to finish up a trip with the motor in one position because it wouldn't go down.
Just used the release valve to get it where I could run OK.

Good Luck

Musky Brian

Posted 5/31/2015 11:51 AM (#770731 - in reply to #770642)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 1767

Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin

JBlanck - 5/30/2015 12:45 PM

Silly question but it's not the motor support is it? You know the bracket that flips down for trailering? Someone might have flipped it without you knowing. Check the easy things first.

Def make sure it's not this /\....I could be wrong but I think if the relay switch is shot you won't any power/noise at all if you go down...

glock17c

Posted 5/31/2015 1:23 PM (#770744 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 37

If the relay is bad what ever is cracked or burnt in the relay could still make contact for a brief second until the heat from the amperage passing thru it causes it to separate again breaking the circuit. I believe this is sometimes referee to as a dry joint if it is in a solder joint.

Johnnie

Posted 5/31/2015 6:01 PM (#770759 - in reply to #770744)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 285

Location: NE Wisconsin

Check fluid level fill with AtF

Nick59

Posted 6/2/2015 6:23 AM (#770955 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 548

Location: MN

What's the prognosis?

D-UNIT

Posted 6/2/2015 7:00 AM (#770957 - in reply to #770955)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 109

Location: Ottawa Lake, MI

Well I got it down and kept it down. I will find out Saturday when I pull my boat out. Thanks for all the help guys.

MartinTD

Posted 6/2/2015 7:25 AM (#770960 - in reply to #770731)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 1141

Location: NorthCentral WI

Musky Brian - 5/31/2015 11:51 AM
Def make sure it's not this /\....I could be wrong but I think if the relay switch is shot you won't any power/noise at all if you go down...

This is correct, if your starter solenoid (trim relay) is fried it won't make any noise or go down at all. I just replaced one 2 days ago because my motor wouldn't trim up. Low on fluid would be my guess.

Nick59

Posted 6/2/2015 9:51 AM (#770977 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 548

Location: MN

I had a very small piece of the filler cap that had somehow came off and got into the main cylinder blocking the proper fluid flow. After I took it apart was able to remove that piece, put it back together and it worked fine. Ya never know.

Nick

Pepper

Posted 6/6/2015 2:11 PM (#771486 - in reply to #770631)
Subject: Re: Motor won't tilt down

Posts: 1516

Had a similar problem turned out the guild was low. When I tried to lower it sorta screamed

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