98703A26 Aftermarket Mercruiser Trim Cylinder Port | Sawley's Select Marine Parts

🔧 Product Description

Aftermarket MerCruiser Bravo Complete Port Trim Cylinder - Part Number: 98703A26

Complete port hydraulic trim-ram assembly with approximately 15-9/16 in / 395 mm tube length. It provides the side-specific hose-port orientation used on the supported MerCruiser Bravo system.

⚙️ Key Features

• Port-side complete hydraulic cylinder

• Approximately 15-9/16 in / 395 mm cylinder tube

• Installed rod, piston, end cap and internal seals

• Correct side-specific external hose ports

• Hoses and anchor pins are serviced separately

📋 Kit / Assembly Contents

• 1 × Complete port cylinder body/tube - 98703A26

• 1 × Installed piston rod and piston assembly - supplied within cylinder

• 1 × Installed gland/end-cap and seal package - supplied within cylinder

• Hydraulic hoses and anchor-pin hardware - serviced separately

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain:

• 8M0132609 → Later/related port cylinder service reference

• 98703A26 → Earlier/base complete-cylinder reference

OEM / Related Numbers:

• 98703A26

• 8M0132609

• REC98703A26

• 806191T / Bravo service end-cap family

• 87399A3/associated overhaul kit family

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents:

• Recmar: REC98703A26

• GLM: 26470

• SEI/Automotive Authority complete cylinder assemblies for the matching side and family

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on:

• MerCruiser Bravo dual trim-cylinder systems

Typically suits:

• Engine / drive models:

• Bravo One, Bravo Two and Bravo Three

• Bravo X, XR, XZ and Sport variants using standard cylinders

• HP Range: Drive application; not engine-horsepower specific

• Engine / Drive Type: Port-side external-hose hydraulic trim cylinder

• Year Range: Approximately 1982 onward, drive-family dependent

• Serial / Identification Range: Confirm port side, 15-9/16 in / 395 mm tube length, casting number, hose-port position and drive serial. The 411 mm 14034/14035 cylinders are different.

🔌 Function

Converts hydraulic pressure into linear force to trim and tilt the sterndrive while holding it at the selected angle.

Common signs of failure or replacement requirement:

• Drive drifts down

• Fluid leaks at rod seal or hose ports

• Pitted/bent piston rod

• Uneven movement between cylinders

• Cylinder binds or cannot complete travel

📦 Condition

• Brand-new aftermarket replacement part

• Supplied as a new replacement component

• Supplied in suitable retail or equivalent packaging