How do I get the trim tab off?

rasbury

You know I had been wondering this for some time as I have no idea of how the wires are routed/access to them in the beige....and now I have to figure it out to get one off. The large "step" areas whee the waste and water tanks are....they have to run through there somewhere/how......is there access? do I need to pull something through to be able to get it back together???

davidbrooks

The wires are tied into the large wire bundles down the side of the boat and across the back.  In order to get to the wires you are going to have to cut the zip ties to expose the wires and then pull out the one  you are looking for.  It is a large insulated wire and on mine had a bunch of extra wire just wrapped up in the wire loom.   I just pulled mine out enough to get to the right wire and then cut it.  I spliced in a new actuator and wire into the old one instead of running the whole wire up to the dash.  

diggin2day1

You’ll see the wire where it comes through the transom.... cut and spliced mine as well.

rasbury

well that makes good sense...I just don't recall seeing them run down from there when I had the motor out....I will have to get back in there and look...since they are mounted at almost the bottom of the boat, you have the two "ledges" on either side of the motor where the tanks are, batteries etc....aren't the wires coming thru the transom lower than those "ledges"?

reneechris14

You can just push the pin out on the top and bottom of the actuator so you don't have to reseal and re bolt.  Wires come though above the ledge.

rasbury

sweet- I have looked on line everywhere and don't see that there is any way to order parts for them...they are a little pricey! Motor runs so assume a gear has stripped...

randy56

Yes replace it. 

Black_Diamond

No parts. Replace. lol

rasbury

Will try the hammer first...nothing to lose