Todays episode of ask Jim

**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

**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

Originally Posted by phragle

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

Originally Posted by insanity

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

Originally Posted by DAREDEVIL

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

Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN

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

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?????????

**DAREDEVIL** · 07-23-2009 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Ratickle

Looks like a metric vs sae issue.......

What's that print say?????????

HAHAHAHA

**MOBILEMERCMAN** · 07-23-2009 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by DAREDEVIL

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

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

Originally Posted by Tony

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?

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