I have a 1995 SS 280 - wondering if anyone has run into my situation - when I trim the engines, the engines don't trim at the same speed. I have checked the fluid levels and they are good. The port runs quite a bit slower than the starboard engine. Of course it makes it a handling nightmare - any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Tilt and Trim
- Thread starter jrowley
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I have noticed mine doing the same thing. It is not extreme. But they are different side to side. I have to run them both to the full down position to get them even If I have adjusted them a bunch while running. The trim gauges are almost useless. They never read accurately enough to descerne the difference. I have played around with the thought of putting mechanical indicators in. But I think that will be a ton of work.
I have asked a marine mechanic about it once and he gave me no good explanation.
I would be interested in knowing what others have experianced too.
I have asked a marine mechanic about it once and he gave me no good explanation.
I would be interested in knowing what others have experianced too.
hpoffshore
New member
Tired trim-pump, obstructed hyd. lines, air-in-lines, and high resistance power connections at pump can all be causes...but most often, when a boat gets older, the seal/bushing area where the ram comes out of the cylinder, gets corroded and tight, causing slower movement from one side to the other. It's fairly common.
Clean connectors @ pump, check resevoir for fluid level, and listen for any difference between the sound of one pump vs. the other. If your boat stays out of the water, you can spray some lubricant like 6-56 on the trim-ram shaft when it's trimmed all-the-way up, then lower it and see if it speeds the action any...this will indicate seat/bushing situation that I referred to. Good luck.
Clean connectors @ pump, check resevoir for fluid level, and listen for any difference between the sound of one pump vs. the other. If your boat stays out of the water, you can spray some lubricant like 6-56 on the trim-ram shaft when it's trimmed all-the-way up, then lower it and see if it speeds the action any...this will indicate seat/bushing situation that I referred to. Good luck.