Yamaha Trim and Tilt not working

  • Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    May 17, 2009 at 10:33 pm #1237437

    I have a 2003 Yamaha T8PLHB and the trim and tilt had been acting up. Now it is not going up or down at all. I can here the click in the relay assyembly but no up and down

    The is a terminal before the relay assembly…but I’m not sure what thats for..
    Can I bypass either of these switches to see if one or the other is bad ?
    Any Ideas ?

    jrholz
    Posts: 28
    May 18, 2009 at 1:14 am #777418

    Sounds like the brushes in the electric motor are bad. Same thing happened to me. Before you go buying a new one or a new brush kit. Find a good electric motor shop. They should be able to fix it for around $60. PM me if you have any more questions. The shop i took mine to is in Rochester, Mn. It’s called T.E.C i’m sure you could ship it there. They had mine done in a week.

    Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    May 19, 2009 at 11:58 pm #778149

    Well I finally got a chance to dig into this kicker motor issue.

    I pulled the cap off the motor assembly(part59)and tried to get it to turn over with out the magnet housing on it and it would not turn. Shouldn’t it have turned over with out the magnetic housing on it even if the brushed were bad ?

    Dave Koonce
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    May 20, 2009 at 1:47 pm #778274

    thanks for the PM’s !!!

    mkottke
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    June 1, 2009 at 7:30 pm #780965

    Did you get your T8 power trim provlem fixed? I just encountered the same problem over Memorial weekend. Brought it in and was told it would be $565.00 OUCH! Curious to see if I have an alternative solution. Mechanic said he has only seen this once before and it was on an older model. Mine is a 2002.

    Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    June 5, 2009 at 11:25 pm #781867

    I had enough moisture in my electric motor that it was not just the brushes that were bad…

    I replaced the electric motor myself at a cost of $450.

    herb
    6ft under
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    June 6, 2009 at 12:53 am #781903

    Yeah, but does it work now?

    Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    June 6, 2009 at 4:13 am #781954

    as good if not better !!!

    now all I need to do is get out on the water !!!

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