Mercury optimax 250
S/N- 2B118051
Recently had water intrusion on my tilt trim system due to a seal failure at the end cap of the trim piston. I removed the end caps on both trim pistons, also removed the end cap on the tilt ram. Removed almost all of the fluid. I know this is not the proper way to remove the trim fluid, but the water intrusion wasnt very bad.
I put everything back together with the new parts. Started adding fluid with the motor trimmed all the way up on the safety latch. When is was full, I went to cycle trim down and go through the process. Well, when I turned the manual relief vavle to relieve pressure only a little pressure left of, enough to drop the motor. Tried to trim it back up and it wouldnt go. Took me and another buddy with everything we had to lift it back up to the safety latch. Went through this process a few times. The manual relief vavle is not relieving all the pressure in the system.
When I had the trin ram out, did I damage something and not know it? I'm very confused by this, any help is much appreciated.
Thank you!