Volvo 280 not tilting up

[supered]

Hello all
I have 1985 bayliner ciera with a V8 and a Volvo 280 out drive that is not tilting up, when I press the button to go up the tilt motor runs for 4 or 5 seconds and stops and unit is still down I then press the button to go down and it runs 4 or 5 seconds and I can hear a click and the motor stops. From what I have read that is what it is supposed to do but it is not going up.
Before I tear apart the tilt unit I thought I would get some advice from the Pro's.
I read somewhere that the locking mechanism might be my problem and I cannot find that post.

A little history on the boat, I picked it up for free on Craigslist I put a starter on it and it runs and it did tilt up when I first got it.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[supered]

I got it to go up now the lock on the lower unit was not releasing, is the vice rod the only thing that releases the lock.

 

[supered]

I found this pdf in another link and indeed the shifting cable releases it in neutral and forward if I am reading it right and that is not working and it did not want to start today to see if it is stuck in reverse but now thinking about it as I am typing that could be why it would not start its not in neutral or is the neutral switch at the shifting lever.

https://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fetch?id=7073714&d=1366233873

 

[kenny nunez]

You are right about the neutral switch being in the control unit. A good idea on the AQs is to keep the lock linkage sprayed with lubricant and with some channel lock pliers work all the moving parts.

 

[supered]

I think I have found my problem the spring that returns the lock brace is broken.

 

[jerryjerry05]

This has probably never happened:
The whole tilt assy needs to be greased
every few years.
Take it out and replace the grease.