I have the entire assembly on my workbench - brought it home for the winter to replace seals as the tilt piston was leaking down. All of that went well and I bled the air out - which actually went pretty quickly. It physically functions perfectly, using the leads attached directly to a battery. I even put a 3/4" copper pipe through the tilt ram eye and hung about 100lbs on it for two days. I realize there's MUCH more weight on it in real use, given the weight and leverage of the motor. But it seems to be OK.
So, the question is... When I "trim" down, the tilt piston goes all the way down but the trim rams do not. I cannot push the trim rams down by hand (regardless of where the manual release screw is set). Is this normal? Meaning, in order for the trim rams to collapse, do they need help from the power of the tilt ram pulling the engine down onto the trim rams? I can move one of the trim rams by hand - but only about a 1/2" - when I push the other one, the first one pops back up. Maybe I'm just not pushing the two of them hard enough?
So, the question is... When I "trim" down, the tilt piston goes all the way down but the trim rams do not. I cannot push the trim rams down by hand (regardless of where the manual release screw is set). Is this normal? Meaning, in order for the trim rams to collapse, do they need help from the power of the tilt ram pulling the engine down onto the trim rams? I can move one of the trim rams by hand - but only about a 1/2" - when I push the other one, the first one pops back up. Maybe I'm just not pushing the two of them hard enough?
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