Yamaha 100 4 stroke Trim / Tilt Issue

[thefishdog]

Hey guys,
I woke up this morning to go fishing and the engine wont tilt up.

2001 Yamaha 100 4 Stroke

The switch clicks like it is trying to turn it on, and going down I can hear it working a little....slowly went down. Up...nothing but a click.

It almost seems like an battery issue where she just doesnt have the power to push it up. Battery says it has volts, but amps are for pushing power.

Same thing whether on the tt at the throttle or tt on the engine.

Tried 3 batteries, clean terminals, clean connections.

Nothing changed with anything so far.

The motor will start perfect so I know I have good battery connection and good volts/amps

Any ideas? Im starting to thing the trim motor crapped out on me. If I manually bring the engine up, the motor will engage to sslllooooooowwwlllyyy take it down though.

Thanks,
Dave

[thefishdog]

Well, I got the engine raised so I could get to everything.

I took the cover off the motor.......very damp!

So while watching the engine I hit the switch.....little puffs of smoke everytime I touched the switch!

So, I think I have my problem! Now to find a new motor at a reasonable price.

I anyone has other ideas I should look into?

Thanks,
Dave