Bennett Marine EIC5000 Electronic Indicator Control - Manual (Page 2)

IMPORTANT:
Check Special Requirements noted on the front cover of this manual before beginning installation.
If you are installing a preassembled actuator with the sensor wires already included, skip to step 6.
Installing New Upper Hinge with Sensor
Step 1 - Inside transom, with tabs in full up position, locate
trim tab hydraulic line. If there is no pipe nipple visible inside
the transom, you have a short through-transom fitting connection,
(see Figure 2). Unscrew and remove actuator away from the
transom and use a 7/16" wrench to remove the tubing from
the upper hinge. Skip to step 3.
For standard installations, detach tubing from brass elbow (some
fluid will drip out). While holding pipe nipples with vise grips,
unscrew brass elbow using 9/16" wrench. Do this procedure for
port and starboard cylinders (see Figure 3).
Step 2 - Outside transom, unscrew and remove actuator away
from the transom. Remove pipe nipple.
Step 3 - Start with the port side cylinder. Snap white
plastic clip on shaft protruding from bottom of cylinder.
IMPORTANT: This clip must be used to keep the spring
inside the cylinder compressed. Grasp cylinder upper hinge
with both hands and unscrew it counterclockwise from the
cylinder body (a small amount of fluid may spill).
Step 4 - IMPORTANT: Use care when handling sensor
coils during assembly to avoid damaging wires. Insert
metal rod into piston, POINTED END DOWN. Make sure that
the O-ring is in place in new upper hinge with sensor coil.
Screw new upper hinge with Red Sensor Wire onto the
port side cylinder while keeping metal rod inserted into
center of sensor coil (see Figure 4). Tighten upper hinge
hand tight. You will finish tightening cylinder in Step 7.
Step 5 - Remove plastic clip from piston and repeat steps
2 - 4 for the starboard cylinder. Use upper hinge with
Green Sensor Wire for the starboard side.
Step 6 - Using template on the last page, drill 5/16" hole
in transom for the Sensor Wire (see Figure 5). Screw pipe
Hydraulic Tubing
Short
Hydraulic
Fitting
Transom
FIGURE 2
Transom
Hyd
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Brass
Elbow
Nut
Pipe
Nipple
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5