buckeyeBEN
Active member
Just looking to all my fellow Jet owners for some ammunition.
I have a 2004 Mercury 65JET.
I have had my trim FAIL in 2005, 2007, 2008 and again 2011 this past weekend.
The hydraulic cylinder that houses the piston has cracked in each of these failures.
Upon discussions with Mercury and their service techs, there is no winterization that needs to be done to the Trim pump/piston assembly. The only factor that we can think of as a cause for the cracking is water in the hydraulic fluid that freezes and cracks the cylinder.
Has anybody suffered thru these issues? Can you explain why it happened and how you resolved the issue?
I use this boat for some fishing but mainly for duck hunting. Winterization really isn't an option like draining all the hydraulic fluid out each fall. I use the boat into the freezing months of ohio and PA.
THANK YOU for any information
I have a 2004 Mercury 65JET.
I have had my trim FAIL in 2005, 2007, 2008 and again 2011 this past weekend.
The hydraulic cylinder that houses the piston has cracked in each of these failures.
Upon discussions with Mercury and their service techs, there is no winterization that needs to be done to the Trim pump/piston assembly. The only factor that we can think of as a cause for the cracking is water in the hydraulic fluid that freezes and cracks the cylinder.
Has anybody suffered thru these issues? Can you explain why it happened and how you resolved the issue?
I use this boat for some fishing but mainly for duck hunting. Winterization really isn't an option like draining all the hydraulic fluid out each fall. I use the boat into the freezing months of ohio and PA.
THANK YOU for any information