CMC PT-35 - Installation

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INSTALLATION
Please read the Owner’s Manual completely before installing the PT-35. The CMC PT-35 has been predrilled on the
transom side to mount to the boat. Be sure to use at least 1/2” diameter stainless steel bolts and nuts for mounting
the PT-35 to the boat.
For proper installation the following items should be included in your PT-35 box:
1. One hydraulic PT-35 unit.
2. One wire assembly with toggle switch.
3. One switch plate and rubber boot.
TRANSOM VIEW MOTOR VIEW
Step 1: Consult the outboard motor manual for the proper motor
lifting procedures. You will need to lift the motor in some
fashion with a lifting device rated at the proper lifting
capacity.
Step 2: Attach the lifting device to the motor making sure the
motor is supported safely.
Step 3: Remove the fasteners that mount the motor to the tran-
som of the boat.
Step 4: Swing the motor away from the transom of the boat tak-
ing care not to damage any wires or cables (Fig. 1).
The figures below show the transom view (Fig. 2) and the motor
view (Fig. 3) of the PT-35. The transom view to be mounted to the
transom and the motor view to the motor.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 1
TROUBLESHOOTING
If problems should occur, follow the checklist below step by step. This should eliminate any simple problems that
should arise.
PROBLEM:
The unit will not run in either direction. 1. Check for dead battery.
2. Reset the circuit breaker at + battery terminal.
3. Check continuity through toggle switch.
4. Check wire continuity from switch to connector.
5. Check for 12 volts at toggle switch, wire labeled +.
CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET BUTTON
6. If these check well, replace the hydraulic actuator.
1. Check the toggle switch.
2. Check wire continuity from toggle switch to connector.
1. Check hydraulic fluid level.
1. Run unit up and down several times. Could have debris in check
valve. If this does not correct the problem replace actuator.
1. Make sure there is no foreign object binding the unit. If there is
no foreign object binding the unit, replace the actuator.
1. Check with ammeter on + line to see if registering 50 - 60 amps
when unit is run to top and is “bogged” down. (Unit will pull 25
- 40 amps during up and down motion).
2. If a smaller gauge wire has been spliced into wire harness, this
could be the cause.
3. Check with voltmeter to see if getting 12 volts from battery.
Also check it as the PT-35 is running. If voltage drops more
than 1 volt, the battery is not supplying enough power.
4. If the actuator “free wheels” and does not leak down, the sys-
tem is low on fluid or has air in system. See servicing, page 5 for
instructions to refill and bleed air.
1. Turn the emergency relief valve (see page 6) counter clockwise
1/2 turn to open. Run the switch up for 5 seconds then down
for 5 seconds. Close the emergency relief valve by turning it
back 1/2 turn clockwise. Now run the switch up and down.
The PT-35 should now raise and lower.
Will not run in one direction.
Actuator runs but unit does not move up
or down.
Unit at up position leaks down to the bottom.
Unit at up position and will not
come down.
Unit will not trim under power or
goes up very slowly while not under power.
Unit is in the down position and
“locked up” (bogging down).
11”
11.1/2”