LifeNRA Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Since there is no marine section here, I put this in the lounge. Since boating is not just fishing. I have a 40HP Johnson outboard on my Tracker TX-17. The tilt assist piston went bad. I had this boat for 20 years, and normally they last 8-10 years. The problem is that they cost $550-$576. Anybody ever repair one? After doing many internet searches, and finding they not repairable. I wanted to try here if someone had success on a repair. I wanted to also know if anybody has the CMC power trim and tilt on their boat. This system costs about the same as the tilt assist piston! Which would make more sense to install the PT&T system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Guess the best room might be the vehicle room John. Been a long time since I have been around boats, but we had a few with power tilt and trim(those were all larger motors though 135 hp and up), if it were me and it cost the same I would not see any sense in going with the assist over the power tilt and trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Bad news is that the tilt assist still needs to be attached and in working order, regardless of PT&T system. But I did find the piston for $470. This is my only option for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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