How to calibrate/align outdrive Trim Limit and Sender switches

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1. How to install outdrive to boat
• Install Mercruiser alp...
2. Replace Anode kit
• Replace Mercruiser out...
3. Replace outdrive bellows/shift cable (PART 1)
• Replace Mercruiser alp...
4. Outdrive upper unit rebuild (PART 1)
• Replace Mercruiser upp...
5. Outdrive Lower unit rebuild (PART 1)
• Mercruiser outdrive lo...
6. Replace outdrive Trim Rams
• Replace Mercruiser out...
7. How to air-bleed your trim rams and hydraulic hoses
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8. How to grease your outdrive grease fittings
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[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

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[@adamsullivan-rp2po]

Your videos are very informative. I have used several of your videos while rebuilding my 1989 crest liner. Keep up the good work sir!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Good morning ☕️ we are truly honored to get this message from you, thank you. The DIY community is the best, and we do our absolute best to get the community the info they need without wasting their valuable time. We hope your DIY boat projects are going well, the 89 Crest Liner is a slick boat. Let us know if we can help answer any questions. Enjoy your weekend. 😁👍🧰

[@averyroberts5852]

Got an 89 alph one that I've been working on for the last month and just about finished. Thanks so much for your thorough videos.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Good morning ☕️ you are welcome. The 89 alpha ones are great and friendly to service. Let us know if we can help answer any questions. 😎👍🧰

[@renesaldivar2506]

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Just completed my 89 alpha one calibration. you made it so simple! Thanks

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@renesaldivar2506 That’s awesome, we appreciate you sharing this. We are very honored to hear our videos were helpful. Hoping for a fun filled stress-free summer on the water for you. 😁👍🧰

[@LM-md6qd]

Glad you posted this. I have to re-calibrate mine tomorrow

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Good morning ☕️ We appreciate it, looking forward to hearing back from you on how it goes. Let us know if you have any questions.

[@frosalt1990]

new to trim adjusting. y are we setting bottom out to center guage? wouldn't bottom out be all the way left and all the way right(In red trim area) be trailer mode?

[@jakec79]

Good question. I'm curious too.

[@Joe-mc4pe]

Another fantastic,clear and concise. Did you say you have a video on the trim rams and hose replacement. Thanks again for sharing your videos

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thank you kindly. We will be releasing our (How to replace outdrive Trim Rams and Hoses) video this Thursday. We are excited to have brand new Rams and Hoses…HUGE upgrade! They performed very well at the tail end of the season. 😁👍🧰

[@goblu2102]

Your alpha drive videos are the best that I have found. So much information. You made it so easy to rebuild everything. Question. Sometimes the trim does not work until i tilt it 1st. Do you know why?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@goblu2102 Thank you, we are very happy to hear. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated! That is not uncommon however not normal. It’s very possible that you need to re-bleed trim rams and hydraulic lines… but that sounds more in-line with an electrical problem or sporadic behavior with your solenoid. Below is a video link showing us performing this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZe6ZJeNqLh_oacsi=-5tODGDtG8NN8LfR If that does not work, you may need to replace your trim system solenoids. We will also post a video link below showing the step-by-step process of replacing those. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5O4dIp7e9xqjtEsi=k20tM1gk0TMQJEqp 😁👍🧰

[@mrcraigslister1]

Thank you so much for sharing all of your hard work and tips. I'm a visual learner and the way you make content is exactly how I'd make content if I had the patience. Do you have any idea how much $$$ you spent on the upper, lower, and gimbal rebuilds? Parts, and tools. I'm thinking about tackling my gen 2. The tools, shafts, bearings, seals really add up. Especially using oem parts. Thanks again!

[@davestewart9146]

I think you are off a hair lol, just teasing, nicely done Michael 👍😁

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Good morning Dave ☕️ Indeed I was 😁. But we got it figured out in the end. In addition, the new Rams and Hoses are a huge upgrade, that video is set to release this coming Thursday. 😁👍

[@Joe-mc4pe]

Hello Michael, have a boat without a trim gauge indicator,how should I go about adjusting the unit. Any suggestions would be appreciated

[@fizzybillylah3816]

You can do 1001, 1002, 1003 from the known down location when you first launch but once you’re underway I promise you will forget how far up you trimmed. But that’s how (risky) Better to spend the $40 buying new sensors and the 3 hours figuring to get wires tightened in hole through transom

[@aqentolo236]

Hi ! No indicator is needed to turn off the trim pump. Loosen the screws of the left sensor and adjust the distance between the cylinder axes. Hello, from Russia!))

[@aqentolo236]

Hi! For the Alpha1/2 generation, what should be the distance between the cylinder axes?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Good morning ☕️ thanks for reaching out to us. Do you have your exact serial number service manual? Are you referring to the inboard engine?

[@Mbrown553]

Where did you get this service manual.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching, you can purchase service manual directly from Mercury HQ. You can contact them and get routed to service where they can guide you on their website or send you a link via email. You can purchase a hard copy, an online version, or both. 👍 In addition, below is an Amazon option. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/3yjOKZ4 amzn.to/3yxdBss SELOC option: amzn.to/3Kd2Gqp 👍

[@Mbrown553]

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders thanks so much!! You're the best

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@Mbrown553 The DIY community is the BEST, and people like us and our viewers including you, are a great example of that. 😁👍

[@magartus]

do you think i can reattached new part to the old one ?..heat shrink them?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching, not sure if we understand. Please provide additional info so we can help further. 😁👍🧰

[@magartus]

Do you think I can heat shrink wires to the existing one outside instead of removing the all outdrive ?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@magartus Thanks for the reply and clarification. We haven’t done that in the past, and that’s because it can interrupt the proper polarity of electrical power being fed to-and-from throughout the wires. Any form of modification or interruption of electrical power can and likely will interfere or degrade the overall performance of operation. This however will be personal preference, and unfortunately we can’t give you a confident answer on how it will turn out or perform…since we have not modified part and wires in any way. Please keep us posted. 🧰

[@magartus]

Thanks

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@magartus 👍