trim acting weird

ric · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:34 am

Sx-a drive. trim worked perfect on sea trial. Now it only moves slightly. If you hold the button it will move 1mm, stop for a second, move, stop. I replaced both relays and fuse. No difference. Any ideas?

NiagaraChillin · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:52 am

Maybe the button itself? Is it the "rocker" type? Maybe take it apart and clean the contacts?

ric · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:01 pm

It has two, one on the transom. They seem to be connected as unplugging the rear makes the front not work.

LouC · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:49 pm

How is the tilt n trim fluid level?
I know that the trim pumps had some issues on the newer style Volvo drives, but it may have been corrected by that model year.
I bet Brian Borchik knows....

ric · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:17 pm

i didn't check the fluid yet, i just got home it's hotttt.. I would think low fluid the drive would sag down... but it holds position you can stand on it.

Yeah I bet he knows, I know zero about this style drive.

remi_357 · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:27 pm **Posts:** 45

When you say it goes up 1mm then stops, does the drive just quit moving up or does the trim motor its self stop spinning?

ric · **Posted:** Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:34 pm

Trim motor runs a second, stops for a few, then runs again while button pushed.

remi_357 · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:27 pm **Posts:** 45

Does this happen on the helm switch AND transom switch? Or just one of them?

ric · **Posted:** Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:22 pm

remi_357 wrote:

Does this happen on the helm switch AND transom switch? Or just one of them?

Both.

remi_357 · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:27 pm **Posts:** 45

Check the obvious, corrosion on wire, make sure all plugs are tight. The is a round y-harness to the left of the distributor with a green blue and red wire. Make sure the plug is clean and tight, it controls your helm and transom switches. If these check ok I would next look at the soleniods on the trim pump. The are 2, one for up and one for down. If you are only having a problem with trim up, switch the soleniods around and see if the problem is now with trim down. Let me know what you find......

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:54 am

Nevermind, don't care I'll have the dealer fix it. Just spoke with Stingray my boat DOES have the extended volvo penta warranty (dealer said it didn't). I just have to sign up on their mystingray.com and do the transfer to my name.

LouC · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:42 am

Nice, I wonder if you can get the up-graded pump....I know they did change them at some point.

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:43 pm

Ah crap, it's going to take like a month or 2 to get transferred but the whole trim system is covered. Okay game on. How do I fix this thing in the mean time?

remi_357 · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:27 pm **Posts:** 45

ric wrote:

Ah crap, it's going to take like a month or 2 to get transferred but the whole trim system is covered. Okay game on. How do I fix this thing in the mean time?

Did you read my last post?

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