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Old 08-10-2002, 01:47 PM
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Unhappy Bravo drive wont go down ! Its stuck up !

Hi Guys -

My Bravo is stuck in the up position . . the pump sounds when trying to move it down ( or further up ) but nothing happens

All plugs to the pump motor are on tightly / correctly too.

Any ideas ?

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Old 08-10-2002, 04:49 PM
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Does the pump sound normal?? Did you check to see if it is supplying pressure (remove one of the hoses on the trim cylinders and cycle the pump and see if fluid comes out). Stupid question, but is there fluid in the reseviour??
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Have someone stand on the drive as you hit the "down" switch. If it is still stubborn then have the friend jump up and down(be careful!!!!!) on it while your on the " down" switch.

If it goes down finally then be sure to run it up and down a few times to move all the fluid around and lubricate everything.

If it still won't go down then may be a bad trim cylinder.

This happens sometimes if the boat has been sitting for a while.

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Originally posted by Waterfoul
Does the pump sound normal?? Did you check to see if it is supplying pressure (remove one of the hoses on the trim cylinders and cycle the pump and see if fluid comes out). Stupid question, but is there fluid in the reseviour??
The pump does sounds normal. I have not checked to see if there is pressure . . .someone else mentioned that I might have an air pocket(s) as the fluid WAS low ( added 10 oz to top off ) when the drive first stopped going down . .
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Originally posted by CheckmateF1
Have someone stand on the drive as you hit the "down" switch. If it is still stubborn then have the friend jump up and down(be careful!!!!!) on it while your on the " down" switch.

If it goes down finally then be sure to run it up and down a few times to move all the fluid around and lubricate everything.

If it still won't go down then may be a bad trim cylinder.

This happens sometimes if the boat has been sitting for a while.

Good luck, ERic
Yeah, I'm going to try this . . it may be stuck up in the trailer mode.

Hope it's this easy to fix
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10 oz. is quite a bit. You may have air in the system. Get it to cycle as suggested and run it up and down a few times and the air will blead itself out. Been there, done that.
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