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Tony
07-23-2009, 08:01 PM
I swear this boat is gonna put me in an early grave. I ordered all new external drive trim hoses. Merc shows part #32-87558 for portside ram hose. I ordered new ones and the distance to the solid bend is a little over an inch short and the distance on the vertical jump is HUGE. It clearly will not work. what am I missing here?
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-23-2009, 08:52 PM
It is the correct number. Not sure why it isn't working. Have a pic maybe?
Tony
07-23-2009, 09:08 PM
:cuss:
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-23-2009, 09:09 PM
I hear you
Tony
07-23-2009, 09:12 PM
OOPS, fixed now.
phragle
07-23-2009, 09:14 PM
Did the bag have a little piece of paper in it that said "made in china" or "hecho in mexico" ?
insanity
07-23-2009, 09:19 PM
Did the bag have a little piece of paper in it that said "made in china" or "hecho in mexico" ?

Or 'Made in China - Imported from Mexico'
Airpacker
07-23-2009, 10:07 PM
Or 'Made in China - Imported from Mexico'

with components manufactured in whole or in part in India
Airpacker
07-23-2009, 10:09 PM
probably just packaged wrong Tony. Happens all the time
DAREDEVIL
07-23-2009, 10:40 PM
It looks like the bend in the pipe is wrong ,,,,easy fix ?!
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-23-2009, 10:43 PM
It looks like the bend in the pipe is wrong ,,,,easy fix ?!

I hate when that happens. You pay good money for stuff than have to fix it. I would return it and get the right ones. It should not be your problem. Sure you could fix it. That's not why you bought a new part.
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-23-2009, 10:46 PM
Are they all wrong? You spend $300 to get aggravated? Send them back
DAREDEVIL
07-23-2009, 10:49 PM
Are they all wrong? You spend $300 to get aggravated? Send them back

mmmmmhhhhhh,,,,,,,your right,,,but Jim ,,i guess we paid allot more for the aggrevation we have sometimes .LOL:sifone:

SEND THEM BACK,,,Jim is the man.
Ratickle
07-23-2009, 10:51 PM
Looks like a metric vs sae issue.......

What's that print say?????????:ack2:
DAREDEVIL
07-23-2009, 10:53 PM
Looks like a metric vs sae issue.......

What's that print say?????????:ack2:

HAHAHAHA:rofl:
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-23-2009, 10:54 PM
mmmmmhhhhhh,,,,,,,your right,,,but Jim ,,i guess we paid allot more for the aggrevation we have sometimes .LOL:sifone:

SEND THEM BACK,,,Jim is the man.

If he had to use them cause one failed and needed to run tomorrow yes fix it. If the ones he has work and he was updating return them.

Thanks Scott
TMS1155
07-24-2009, 02:16 AM
Looks like they were bent on monday morning or friday afternoon.
Tony
07-24-2009, 05:46 AM
I ordered two full sets of lines, both of that side are wrong.
MERPerformance
07-24-2009, 08:12 AM
I swear this boat is gonna put me in an early grave. I ordered all new external drive trim hoses. Merc shows part #32-87558 for portside ram hose. I ordered new ones and the distance to the solid bend is a little over an inch short and the distance on the vertical jump is HUGE. It clearly will not work. what am I missing here?

You should have a casting part # in the ram that will match the line with, you have the longer ram, I'am sure, did you look it up or the parts man. If you get no help let me know having both port & stbd ram casting # and I'll give you the part # from what ever after-market or Mercs #. Mark
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-24-2009, 10:04 AM
Mark, I thought only the internal hose rams came in two lengths. I don't recall TRS ever having two lengths. External lines only ever came in one length . The early short internal ones were on #3's and others. Am I wrong?
DonziGirl
07-24-2009, 10:38 AM
It appears that the hoses were mis-packaged. Mercury is now looking into how many have been packaged wrong.

I swear Tony has the worst luck.
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-24-2009, 10:40 AM
It appears that the hoses were mis-packaged. Mercury is now looking into how many have been packaged wrong.

I swear Tony has the worst luck.

It is going to change... Tell him to talk nice to her. :biggrinjester:
DonziGirl
07-24-2009, 10:41 AM
Dana at DollerOffshore has been great this morning about it. She's emailed me back promptly and got ahold of Mercury immediately.
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-24-2009, 10:44 AM
Good news.
TMS1155
07-24-2009, 12:48 PM
I dont think they were packaged wrong or are for diff length cyls. They just look like they were bent wrong. the length of them may be different for different cyls but the height on the ends are all the same. All it takes is one key on computer punched wrong and machine spits them out wrong.
MOBILEMERCMAN
07-24-2009, 02:02 PM
I dont think they were packaged wrong or are for diff length cyls. They just look like they were bent wrong. the length of them may be different for different cyls but the height on the ends are all the same. All it takes is one key on computer punched wrong and machine spits them out wrong.

I agree . The rear bend was in the wrong place.
DonziGirl
07-24-2009, 03:15 PM
Latest update - Mercury wanted all sorts of BS, Dana at Doller was again great and told them to look at the pics - they were obviously wrong. She got Mercury to drop ship us two new ones from one of their factories.
DonziGirl
07-27-2009, 02:14 PM
Got two new ones this morning in the mail. Taking them out and comparing them to the other ones, they look right. Mercury wants the old ones back but won't pay for the shipping. Irritates me that they send us the wrong parts and then won't pay for the shipping back. It's only a couple of bucks but still.
ChiefApache
08-05-2009, 09:42 AM
What's the latest you two??? How soon before the Cig hits the water? We're in the islands this weekend. Will we see you?
Tony
08-05-2009, 09:53 AM
Waiting on a trim cylinder.
FULL FORCE
08-05-2009, 11:14 PM
Waiting on a trim cylinder.

Is that all? everything else OK?
Hannibal41
09-01-2009, 07:45 AM
Tony if you need any TRS trim parts i have both external line and internal line trim rams, lines, t-assy etc that i have on the shelf for spares and i never used them

good luck
Tony
09-01-2009, 09:45 AM
Thanks, Il keep that in mind for furure reference.