Boating for Beginners: How to Rebuild VOLVO PENTA SX Trim Actuator  

Hello. Used your video to change the o rings on my leaking V.P. DPSM ram. Worked out great. No more leak! Thank you from Colorado.

Thank you!! I have a 2005 Glastron with a 5L Volvo Penta. You made easy work for me although I made a bit more of a mess than you did! I used a 10mm socket inside the caps to keep the inner o-rings from traveling too far. You also mentioned a coke can for compressing those rings during reassembly. Great idea. I didn't have a can so I folded some tin foil and wrapped it around the cylinder. Just need to top off my reservoir then continue bleeding. No more leaks from the cap!

Nice job explaining everything hitting all the main points. I just did one on my old OMC Cobra, I used that tin can trick to get the part with the 2 split rings and 1 o-ring in lubing it with T&T fluid. As long as the cylinder comes apart, this is a pretty easy job. The Cobra is similar to the Volvo with a few differences in the piston rod. There's a shop in Fla that rebuilds these (you send yours and wait for them to come back) I think they charge $550 for 2, but when the OMC kit with the o-rings is only $55, it pays to know how to do this yourself.

When rebuilding parts with the white retainers, we put a little Vaseline on them. (Air Force mechanic here.) I like the way you didn't remove the whole cylinder. The bolt tap trick was good too. Thanks for the good video.

My friend, I think I could watch you describe paint drying! You are clearly a good dude. As a new boat owner, thank you for making these videos.

Thanks, easy to follow and understand. The instructions that came with my kit had me baffled !

Man you made that look so easy I think I could do mine now. Thank you very much.

Thank Al a great explanation of changing the seals and ram etc. Keep up the good work. I'm sure the dealers do it that way but charge for the complete removal. Thanjsxagain Gary Daniels

I like your video you did a fantastic job I have a 89 Fourwinds Liberator which I bought multiple Rams over the years and I have one that’s leaking I’ve watched some of the videos and I came across yours and yours was a great video and I see that you had a much more complicated ram to rebuild than the regular OMCs as I have but thanks for the video great workmanship is gonna give me the incentive to do mine😊

Great Video. It seemed a lot easier than removing the whole trim assembly like I've seen in other videos. Your explanations on what you are doing and why are awesome! You've got a new subscriber in me! Keep it up!

Awesome video and great job explaining. Thank You.

Good video. I just rebuild mine. What kind of oil does that take?

Love your videos . I ll doing a king Cobra from a four winns 245 complete rebuild .

You great explaining nice work

very helpful video thank you

Excellente!!

My kit came with a bunch of small o-rings, i cant figure out what theyre for.

Great video, where did you get a new trim rod

Do you know what size the flare nuts are on the actuators, and would you need a special tool?

hey man thanks

Is this a 5 star kit? How do I specify to them what kit I need?

What was the kit number?