Tilt/trim

2014 250 SHO

Stuck at middle position.
Won’t go either way.
I’d put it all the way down before the cold weather.

Nothing?

whats your question,..sounds like a bad switch or accuator...

When that happened on my old Merc I loosened a fitting on the cylinder on the back of the boat and bleed off fluid letting the motor lower for the winter and then later fixed the problem(was a bad solenoid)

Motor runs,just doesn’t move up or down.

So have you tried the other tilt and trim stations? There will be a Fuze to check if no other stations are hot, either. You will need to work to figure out where the system is failed. Listen for a clicking noise under the engine hood.

All stations work and no clicking noise!

Ok, if I understand you now, you do hear the trim motor running, but the engine doesn't move is that correct? I read you trimmed it all the way down, so it's down all the way? You can't get the engine to trim up now, but you do hear the motor running?

Couple of key questions there we need answers to. There is a manual release valve on the portside Transom plate, hole through the plate you will see a big screw head there with a flatblade slot. But before we go much further we need this info.

You mentioned, it's stuck in the middle position, but you had it all the way down before the cold weather, so did the engine come up a little then stop, or how did it get from all the way down to middle?

I raised it from all the way down to middle,it was sluggish.
That’s where it sits now.
Motor runs, but doesn’t go up or down.
Spayed all contact surfaces with WD40, no change.

I would get someone to help and try lifting on the engine while someone hits the trim switch up. If that doesn't work you can use the manuel release screw on the side of the motor. Get it all the way up and flip down the motor stands. Once it's up and secure check the fluid level. Just know if it lost fluid it needs the seals replaced.

Sounds to me like it's just low on fluid. You will need to get the motor up to add fluid.

Thanks all!

If cant figure it out give me a shout

Ended up needing fluid!

I wondered about that man. That is awesome...

Means you got a leak somewhere. More than likely the cylinder shaft seal. Keep an eye on it.

The trim cylinder rams take a pounding as we run up and down the lake. I had both of mine leaking this past summer, I got all the stuff including oem fluid to reseal mine at boat.net

They have an awesome website, has the engine schematics of every engine out there too. So if your a diy sort of guy they have the resources for it. The spanner wrenches to remover and reinstall the caps is something I would suggest getting. I bought a full set of these as I work on every freak'n thing here and use to do this professionally.

The new kits you get to repair these now, we no longer change the O-rings, you get a complete new cap that has all the O-rings all loaded, you just take the old caps off, then install the new and tighten down. Just say'n

Would you see evidence of a leak?

Yes you will.

Its a closed type system, no other way to lose fluid.

Keep an eye on your 2 trim rams and the 1 big tilt ram that is in the center. The other place is the fill cap, but that is not so common.

Clean the area really good and dry around those 3 Shafts where they come in and out the trim unit. Then with that area nice and clean, really good and dry, run the trim unit up and down and see what you got.

Thanks. It’s been in storage since October and no stain on the concrete floor.