you have to replace the cable in the mast. the metal has flexed and broken inside an unbroken insulation.

I'm helping a co worker with this over the phone. But, yes the motor does run. The hoses flex. But, not getting a ground to the solenoid. Swap the wires with the tilt, loose tilt and side shift works. Leave the truck alone for a minute and everything works fine. Couple minutes, hours, or days later it looses side shift again. I'm thinking he has a ground issue in the card. Getting 24 volts on the power side, but randomly getting a ground.

can you describe the "issue" further?. does the hydraulic motor fail to run?