Adjusting The Trim Sensor - Yamaha FT50C Service Manual

Adjusting the trim sensor

1. Fully tilt the outboard motor up, and then
support it with the tilt stop lever 1.
WARNING
After tilting up the outboard motor, be
sure to support it with the tilt stop lever.
Otherwise, the outboard motor could sud-
denly lower if the power trim and tilt unit
should lose fluid pressure.
2. Loosen the cam screws 2.
3. Adjust the position of the trim sensor 3,
and then tighten the screws 2 finger
tight.
4. Fully tilt the outboard motor down.
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5. Measure the trim sensor resistance.
Repeat steps 1–5 if out of specification.
Trim sensor setting resistance:
Pink (P) – Black (B)
9–11 Ω at 20 °C (68 °F)
6. Fully tilt the outboard motor up, and then
support it with the tilt stop lever.
WARNING
After tilting up the outboard motor, be
sure to support it with the tilt stop lever.
Otherwise, the outboard motor could sud-
denly lower if the power trim and tilt unit
should lose fluid pressure.
7. Tighten the cam screws 2 to the speci-
fied torque.
Trim sensor cam screw 2:
2 N·m (0.2 kgf·m, 1.4 ft·lb)
8. Fully tilt the outboard motor down.
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