Outboard trim motor clicks but does not go up or down try this first!

[@johnny-fq4ml]

Bro I thought this was a prank. I tried this after f-ing around with it for an hour and I'm back in action. You are the man!

[@Valkman007]

I must have just watched 10-12 videos for fixing my no tilt Yamaha 90 4 stroke motor. I was down to replacing the motor and found your video. HOT DAMN it WORKED. I had the Wife Unit work the switch and I tapped the motor 2 times and it went down. Just got back from 2 wonderful hours on the lake. Thanks so much for your help and video. YIPPEE

[@iamthedavidmusic]

I have a lake trip planned this weekend with a bunch of friends and family. Been getting the boat ready and the tilt/trim stopped working. Started to freak out then saw this video. Something so simple yet I would’ve never thought of it if it wasn’t for your video. Thank you!

[@billnewman1292]

Hey I want to thank you for this simple fix, just like a old starter and solenoid on a car. Smack it and it works. I bought a new relay and it worked 5 times and stopped. I was asked by Amazon to rate the product and I gave it a poor rating. Ordered 2 new ones. Installed new one and same click noise. I watched your video and within 2 hammer taps it started working. Now I feel bad for slamming the seller of the previous solenoid… 😓 Thanks again for helping newbies like me!

[@trinhtu3070]

Worked like a charm, we didn't have to bring it in! Thanks for the video, we would never have guessed!

[@offset24]

Sweet!! That worked out good ,it’s nice to be able to fix your own stuff saves LOTS of money!! Love your vids waiting for my shirt! Lol

[@cakeballs224]

It worked! My trim was all the way down while changing the oil. Wouldn’t go back up. Thanks for the video!

[@HomesteadLogistics]

Yo, me and my wife went into shallow waters without any notice and when I went to lift the moter we were already in too deep 😂. We managed to slowly make our way out and the motor got stuck up. We started going through our phones and I was the only one with 1 bar of reception out there. I managed to get this video up and mam you fng saved us out there. Later on our way back to the dock about 45 min out we ran out of gas with no reserve 😂 my wife started freaking out 😅 so I called the us boating tow company, they wanted $700.00 to go out there and bring me gas. We started flagging every one down but only 1 actually stopped and helped us. Carlos, God bless this man. He went out of his way to help us, brought us gas about 2 hours later and we went on about our business but wait... we still have to get this boat off the water 😂. We get to the dock and the trailer was in too deep that it started to float so it wouldn't line up with the boat 😂. Me and my wife are at the 😂 dock looking so stupid but we had each other's back. We finally get the boat on but the motor is stuck again so we have to drag it off that way 😔 scraping the road and park away from everyone to bang on that part until finally getting the motor up 😂. What an adventure. Wife's first time on the water with me 😂, I may be fishing alone for a while 😂.

[@gregorywagner2459]

Thanks I was really bummed because I had just bought boat I was ready to take it in when I saw your video and tapped It Worked !

[@martyx6425]

I almost though that this is a joke, but it actually worked for me, amazing! I almost gave up after about a minute of knocking with hammer, but then finally my Mercury 40 EFI ELPTO trim started! BTW, at least Mercury has trim buttons also on the engine chassis itself, no need for second person. Greetings from Finland!

[@braddistler5697]

For anyone looking at this old video I figured out why tapping it works. As mentioned in comments below the brushes are not contacting the armature. My merc 90hp has 4. 2 were all the way back not touching anything. Stuck bad. Third was stuck but touching shaft. 4th was good. Tapping made 3rd one touch enough to make it go with the 4th so 2/4 touching. Always slow and not reactive. I cleaned brushes and freed them up with wd40 and wire brush. Greased top washer on motor shaft and reassembled. Not only was it free it’s really fixed for a long duration now. Should last years and if sputters again I know 4 bolts and 30min time it’ll be fixed again.

[@bamadondon0495]

I've got a 225 vMax.. I wonder if that will work for my trim motor?

[@1MoreFish]

DUDE!!!! This video helped me so much bro! I have a 2022 Mercury ProXS 2050 and my trim motor was not working. I can hear the solenoid and relays kick on. But after a few seconds, it would cut off (safety fuse). I used your method to tap the trim motor while my wife trimmed up. It worled! Thanks!

[@jimcross1840]

Your video got me off the water the other day. Tapped it once and worked fine. Took it to the shop (under warranty) and they couldnt get it to replicate the issue. Low hour garage kept 2016 yamaha F70. Only used in fresh water.

[@jmrutledge9110]

Thank you!!!! This worked and saved my day. Quick tap of hammer on the housing and viola!

[@redhyene]

Same problem, same solution, thanks your the best! I owe you one!

[@erickitty5546]

Great advice brother!! Keep the videos coming.

[@kirkmenier1612]

Mine stopped working a couple weeks ago while on the water. When I got home, I took the trim motor off of the boat, took it apart and found that the brushes were clogged with dust debris which was keeping the brush springs from working properly as intended and therefore the brushes were not making contact with the commutator. So, I cleaned it out really well, reinstalled and it is back working properly.

[@King-Frosch.]

OMG you just helped me getting my trim to work again, thank you so much greetings from Denmark

[@enelsen1236]

Oh my god. Brother. Mine stopped working yesterday and I was despondent. Looking forward to a thousand dollars bill. BOAT= break out another thousand. I went to the dock with a hammer thinking “no way will I be this lucky”. Worked immediately.

[@miked5357]

Dude, you just saved my day of fishing!!! It worked, thank you so much!!!

[@boatvibes]

😎🤙🏼

[@JovaniMartinezOutdoors]

Bro!! Thank you very much man! I’ve seen and been looking for so many videos online and couldn’t find a detailed video like yours .. thanks man, and my engine it’s a 1990 Jhonson 60 hp

[@badkider]

Worked perfectly for me. Thank you!

[@DesignbyD9]

Thanks!!! That worked! I love to show up the hubs with my KZbin knowledge ;)

[@martybrayboy3782]

Thanks for the info brother I truly appreciate it, had completely forgot about that. Thanks

[@kenthomas3024]

WOW!!!! This worked!!!! Thanks much 🙏🏼

[@timcarmihael9573]

Worked straight away, cheers

[@josefbleaux6724]

Thanks Buddy! I'm gonna try This!

[@211013tzjz]

Awesome video! ordered new trim motor but now motor can be raised up for kickstand bracket to be set.

[@juanTorres-te6bt]

Nice! Thanks for sharing man 👌

[@05Cwoods]

You just saved me good brotha! Thank you lol

[@yoannylopez5534]

Amigo muchas gracias ya ya estaba safando tornillos , me salvaste la pesca

[@VISTATREKKER]

Great tips 🙌

[@brandonparker2416]

Ima be trying this soon.

[@adventuresingatewooding]

Thanks man!

[@matthewcantalicio44]

Bro on the job site and u saved my life lol

[@boatvibes]

Good man! I’m happy to help 🤙🏼 enjoy your day

[@bouldernelsonbigfoot]

Good job.

[@erttin7589]

Thank you!!!!!🎉

[@thomasro001]

To all the guys who took your boat to the marina and got whacked for 500 this vid came late 😂

[@boatvibes]

😄😄😄

[@jimcross1840]

@@boatvibes Your video got me off the water the other day. Tapped it once and worked fine. Took it to the shop (under warranty) and they couldnt get it to replicate the issue. Low hour garage kept 2016 yamaha F70. Only used in fresh water. Have you had to replace the motor yet? The shop said they couldnt find anything so im a little nervous about getting back on the water

[@lishasmells]

Thanks mate!

[@boatvibes]

🤙🏼

[@johnwills9303]

Thanks for this. I hope this works for me.

[@datboymike806bme]

Did it work

[@johnwills9303]

Sadly no but the reason was q completely corroded housing which was physically stopping it spin. At least now i have some knew knowledge as to what might work Iess rusted motor

[@user-je6ox3ep8w]

Saved my ass!! Thanks!

[@kevinc3194]

Damn dirty contacts in the motor, atleast you know the trick now... looks like you had a decent weekend anyways

[@boatvibes]

Definitely was a good chill weekend 😎 and the fact that I save myself a few hundred dollars made it even better 😄

[@greenthumbstrummer]

Does the boat need to be dry docked in order to do this type of repair

[@poolmotorrepairguyFL]

I did the same thing on my 1990 Chevrolet K1500 and it up and starting again. I bought a new starter motor. For $52 And I took the old one and rebuilt it. It cost me almost $5 for the brushes. And it's going back on there. Because it's the original starter. And I like those starters. Jay the pool pump motor repair guy Longwood Florida 32750

[@healeybruno]

It worked!!!!...shit...thanks for that!!

[@kadeisemonger6355]

wow this actually worked 😂😂

[@fredgismondi6120]

living the life

[@fdyhdfhy]

This video, even though it’s not a “fix”, it works like a charm. I’ve had to do this on starters, selinoid and motors like this. Works great to get you out of a jam BUT it’s not the fix. Will need a new one eventually as the hammer trick won’t work down the road. Works for a few years though.

[@brian1715]

ya got other issues too bro those trim rams arent operating properly. check tour trim seals and trim fluid levels and bleed out the air it sounds like air in there .

[@marioGarcia-du9eh]

yup my boat broke lifter stuck maybe then my suv blew a radiator and the sun ☀️ has been out in seattle area all week😫

[@boatvibes]

Stay positive man everything happens for a reason. I know it sucks especially being in Seattle where it's not always sunny. But at least it can be fixed

[@marioGarcia-du9eh]

@@boatvibes your right that day my boys got together they were working on a forklift ! they called me to help but i was stuck out on the boat! 5 of them plus their families came down with Covid they are all young 45 and under! some of them are still suffering from flu like symptoms! they will be ok! take care love your videos!

[@george19211]

Next step? Replace motor?

[@7Des7]

I have the same motor...samething happened to me and I also did the tapping trick. That was over 6 months ago and it hasn't happened again.

[@boatvibes]

Nice!

[@7Des7]

Jinxed myself... trim motor went out completely on me Friday. Not to mention washdown pump went bad and got a flat on trailer...aahhh got to love boating

[@paullankford5584]

@@7Des7 was it hard to replace

[@bamadondon0495]

So when it started clicking and you did not get any trim, did you just loosen your hydraulic screw and then lift the motor up by hand and put it on the kickstand? Because that just happened to me the other night putting it on the trailer it would not trim up, so I had to loosen the hydraulic screw to release the pressure and then me and a buddy had to pick the motor up by hand and put it down on the kickstands, and then I tighten the hydraulic screw back down! And mine is doing the same thing when I hit the trim, it's just clicking, and I've already done the test on the relay by trying to bypass it by taking the wires off and touching them both to the red wire on the relay and it's not going down or up. But you can hit the trim button on the side of the motor or my blinker trim or the trim that's on my throttle and the only thing it does is click, I haven't tried tapping on the motor yet. Because I was hoping to God that it was just a bad relay / solenoid.. but I was just wondering if you did the same trick by loosening the hydraulic screw so that you could pick it up by hand and put it on the kickstands? And if you did, when you replace or trim motor make sure to put more hydraulic fluid back in the hydraulic fluid housing. So it doesn't burn up your new motor!

[@boatvibes]

Yes it was just clicking,yes I loosened up the screw release pressure, picked up the engine on the kick stand, tightened the screw up back up, tapped the trim motor like you saw on video and it started working 🤙🏼

[@bamadondon0495]

@@boatvibes that's exactly what mine's doing, I've got blinker trim right next to my steering wheel and then I've got the trim button on my motor and then I've got the trim button on the throttle and it doesn't matter which one I hit you can just hear it clicking, but I haven't tried tapping on the actual trim motor itself. So I'm glad I saw your video, because I was about to order a new solenoid thinking that the solenoid went out, but in my mind if the solenoid went out you wouldn't hear any clicking at all.. don't you think? I mean I am not about mechanic whatsoever, but everybody kept telling me that my relay / solenoid head went out but I've already tried the trick where you take the cover off and you take the green wire and the blue wire and you touch both of them to the red wire to see if it goes up or down and the motor is not moving whenever I touch either one of those wires to the red wire. So I think that the trim motor itself is having issues.. I'm serious man I've been on KZbin for days trying to figure it out and that helped me a lot so I appreciate it because it probably saved me from spending money that I didn't need to spend. And I guess I'm just going to get a trim motor. But I'm going to do the tap on the motor here in a few minutes and see if it budges at all. But even if it doesn't move maybe the motor went completely out, but surely if it's clicking like that then the relay or the solenoid whichever when you want to call it hasn't gone out? Or would it still be clicking if the relay still annoyed has gone out or not? I'm sorry to hit you with all the question marks... I just really haven't trying to figure out a way to fix this the cheapest as possible because my boat was running like a dream all the way to the point where I went to put it on the trailer and I went to trim the motor up and it just wouldn't budge. And it's still sitting on the kickstands right now. So I'm going to tap on the motor and see if it trims up or down no let me know which part I need to buy. I appreciate it

[@nelsonporter8387]

Back in the old days we used to whack the starter on an automobile to get it started

[@andrewnormore7093]

Hey this trick totally worked! But I went back and checked…. Blew the bottom of the piston cylinder out! Crap! Hope I can fix…

[@janbjrkedal5843]

Continue make videos, greit eksampel how to reper engine pump.

[@Corvette_pilot]

I got you a picture of the factory turbo Checkmate bro!

[@boatvibes]

Send me it, [e-mail] 🤙

[@boatvibes]

Jus saw it, I love that old school look. Man I wish you had a walk around video of that boat. I'm very curious on what engine is in it. Especially if it's a factory turbo like you said.

[@Corvette_pilot]

@@boatvibes I’ll get you one. He still has it stored and covered,but he should be getting it out soon. I got mine back in the water yesterday.

[@Corvette_pilot]

@@boatvibes kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2Oal3WPmtqgfcU Here is a old video of it.

[@geoffreylambert9155]

What happened to the big Donzi(38)??

[@boatvibes]

Engines are getting rebuilt

[@shaquilleferguson4574]

A 300 would do that great

[@shaquilleferguson4574]

I can't wait tell you put a bracket on that

[@boatvibes]

Soon. But I might put money into the checkmate first she deserves a brand new 300 😎

[@shaquilleferguson4574]

@@boatvibes yea that would make her fast

[@ericarich4352]

Ya man

[@xuevang8837]

Im having the same problem. What do i need to replace? It can trim down. When trimming up i can hear the relay click but wont trim.

[@paullankford5584]

That sounds like the relay..not the motor

[@josephtripptree1828]

That must fly with a 225

[@robertbiermann4666]

I watched a Russian astronaut fix the space station with the same trick!

[@dailystruggle2762]

It only works temporary, you better just replace it

[@boatvibes]

Stay tuned to see how long it last

[@dailystruggle2762]

@@boatvibes its good content to see you replace it !

[@boatvibes]

I will definitely be filming once I replace it 🤙

[@paullankford5584]

So this is what you need to do when your Tesla stops working...: :)

[@jamesc2010]

FYI there's a trim switch (up/down) right there on the side of the motor you are standing on. No need to be at the helm.

[@Bullseye_airsoft]

Mine bounces 😭

[@boatvibes]

Try bleeding the air and adding fluid 🚤

[@Bullseye_airsoft]

@@boatvibes ok thanks

[@WesReach]

Y'all gonna shit when you tap tap, crack that housing it's aluminum. The motors bad. Buy one replace it.

[@danielthrasher7052]

you have a trim switch on the motor dop.

[@huntingfishing1704]

Needs brushes