Todays episode of ask Jim

[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?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It is the correct number. Not sure why it isn't working. Have a pic maybe?

 

[Tony]

:cuss:

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I hear you

 

[Tony]

OOPS, fixed now.

 

[phragle]

Did the bag have a little piece of paper in it that said "made in china" or "hecho in mexico" ?

 

[insanity]

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]

Or 'Made in China - Imported from Mexico'

with components manufactured in whole or in part in India

 

[Airpacker]

probably just packaged wrong Tony. Happens all the time

 

[DAREDEVIL]

It looks like the bend in the pipe is wrong ,,,,easy fix ?!

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

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]

Are they all wrong? You spend $300 to get aggravated? Send them back

 

[DAREDEVIL]

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]

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

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

 

[DAREDEVIL]

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

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

HAHAHAHA:rofl:

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

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]

Looks like they were bent on monday morning or friday afternoon.

 

[Tony]

I ordered two full sets of lines, both of that side are wrong.

 

[MERPerformance]

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]

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?