Jackplate problems

[Marc132]

Hey again all,  I am hving issues with my jackplate working and then not working.  Since I had got the triton tr18 in sept last year it has worked fine.  A few months ago i noticed the jackplate would not work when i was pulling it out of the water on teh trailer.  but then at teh house  after i parked it it worked fine.  This sporaticness happened for  the last 2 months or so.  Yesterday it would not work at all, and I needed it more than I ever did  as I ran into some really shallow/ Sand bar areas, and it le t me down.

Is there anyone who can help me troubleshoot to see if the motor is gone if hydraulics or eletrical.  I am pretty handy but know nothing about the jackplate.
Thanks
Marc

[BassBUFF]

What kind of jackplate do you have? Internal or external reservoir?

[Marc132]

Seems to be a self contained unit.    on one side it says fluid  fill  right in the middle of the jackplate.  could it just be out of fluid?  I do not know how to troubleshoot it or how it really works.  I am looking online but  nothing is decribing its actual operation
.  I hit the lever that goesup and down and i hear a relay click, but it sounds like it is coming from the on board charger???

[Marc132]

I am posting this just for info for anyone else who has a problem.  I got it to work for now anyway.  Got ahold of TH marine and he gave me some tips.  I found out it runs on a -12vdc and +12vdc  as up and down.  I checked all wiring by disconnecting it before it ran into my on board charger.  I put a meter to it and hit the switch.. worked like a champ.  So a friend at work said to pop it with a mallet  that maybe  a servo or somethign is a littel stuck.  i poppe dit a few times and wouldn't you know it..  it works fine right now. 
It  being a sealed unit i am leary of taking it apart to clean it  so i am going to ride it till it bucks me!!

[BassBUFF]

Good deal! Sounds like a little galvanic corrosion might be starting. Easy fix- just use it more often !

[Chris Carson Marine]

IF RAPPING ON THE MOTOR WOKE IT UP PROBABLY THE BRUSHES WERE STUCK IN THE MOTOR... THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DUE TO MOISTER INTRUSION IN THE MOTOR, AND ITS PROBABLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE IT.. FREQUENT USE WILL PROLONG ITS LIFE, NEW MOTORS ARE AVAILABLE, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND REBUILDING THAT MOTOR..

THANKS,
CHRIS CARSON'S MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY
WWW.CHRISCARSONMARINE.COM
800-329-2725 

[Marc132]

thanks chris
I was using it today and it just quit again.  So i am sure I will need a replacement.  I am scared at how much this is gonna cost.  I called th marine and he was saying something about  one thing is 200 bucks and a cable harness which I would not need is 85.00  but the entire  new one was 650 or so. Is it around 200 for the entire box int eh back there???  any idea