Thanks for the advice on tapping the tilt switch to lower drive to avoid future problems. Ill wipe off as much grease as possible from quad gear and small interlocking gear.
Im thrilled to report success in getting the drive unstuck, getting the quad gear back on, and the tilt motor is working perfectly, using the tilt switch, it automatically tilts the drive up and down. Thank you all for you time and advice! it WORKED!!
What I did:
I loosened the pivot bolts...
The quad gear is already removed. I need to put the quad gear back on BUT the drive leg is stuck in the full down position and 2 men tried and cannot manually lift it (it doesn't budge).
Next Ill loosen the pivot cap bolts. Do you need to remove the pivot cap cover to remove the pivot cap...
Unfortunately there is no room to install the quadrant with the stern drive leg locked in the down position and cannot be manually lifted. To try to free up the stern drive (since it is stuck in the down position and cannot manually lift/move it) Im going to start the engine and engage the tilt...
K,
Yes, 50amp fuses are working properly suppling current to solenoids.
Yes, I unbolted and removed quadrant gear. The tilt motor runs.
Is it possible to install the quadrant gear when the drive is in full down position?
K, Yes using the tilt switch the tilt motor works in both up and down directions with the quadrant gear removed and the tilt motor sounds strong and the small gear, that engages with the quadrant gear, moves well in both directions. I have not put the quadrant gear back in place because I...
Since the Tilt wasn't working, I removed the quadrant gear to manually lower the stern. After stern lower manually, I started the engine after turning water on using water hose and muffs. The engine started fine ran for a few minutes. The tilt gears now seemed to function properly. Went to...
