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Once the steering cylinder has moved all the way over is hard over go ahead and crack the starboard bleeder valve. Cut two lengths of 12 hose and connect to the T and connect the rest of the hose to the 3rd spot on the T.
This hose makes getting the air out of a Seastar steering system super easy.
How to bleed seastar hydraulic steering. 38 SEASTAR Hydraulics FILLING AND PURGING HYDRAULIC STEERING Step 4 Continue turning the steering wheel counter-clockwise until the cylinder rod is fully extended to the left. Steering wheel will come to a stop. Open the left bleeder.
TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE OPEN LEFT SIDE BLEEDER FRONT MOUNT CYLINDER Number of Steering Wheel Turns Step 5. In this video is how to check the level and bleed a Sea Star outboard hydraulic steering system. Bleeding a hydraulic system is purging it from air.
This video shows how to bleed Seastar steering system. It is a step by step on how to fill Seastar hydraulic steering system. I show you how to add fluid to.
12 Thin wrench for bleed fittings Step 1. Connect the Return Line. After you have replaced the SeaStar Steering Seals in your steering cylinder and have emptied the old fluid and introduced air into the system youll need to connect the return line to the bleed fittings.
Youll want to make sure that if the old fluid drains out and appears to be burnt or very dirty that you flush out the system thoroughly. Hereof how do you bleed Seastar steering by yourself. Cut the bottom off the empty quart bottle and zip tie it to a broom handle.
Connect the quart bottle to the helm youre working on with the seastar bleed kit. Cut two lengths of 12 hose and connect to the T and connect the rest of the hose to the 3rd spot on the T. 18 SEASTAR Hydraulics FILLING AND PURGING SEASTAR POWERASSIST Step 2 Turn the steering wheel clockwise until the cylinder rod is fully extended on the proper side of the cylinder as shown below.
Open bleed fitting as per your installation. OPEN STARBOARD SIDE BLEEDER TURN TURN CLOCKWISE OutboardFront Mount HC5332 Cylinder. OPEN PORT SIDE BLEEDER.
SeaStar Steering Systems have been engineered and validated using our proprietary SeaStar Hydraulic Steering Fluid which is engineered with a special additive package that contains anti-foaming and anti-rusting agents anti-oxidants viscosity stabilizers corrosion inhibitors wear additives as well as water emulsification additives. Bleeding of Seastar outboard hydraulic steering systems Set-up a gravity feed steering fluid fill bottle Cut the bottom off an empty SeaStar steering fluid bottle. Securely mount or hang the bottle upside down above the highest helm on the boat.
Remove the plug from the top of. I have a Teleflex SeaStar 17 helm 69 MPa 1000 PSI max hydraulic steering system. When I turn the wheel the motor doesnt move right away.
It seems like the helm is sucking air. After turning the wheel a few times it catches and the motor turns. BleedingPurging a Seastar Hydraulic Steering.
I did mine by screwing a hose tail into the helmthen a tube onto the bottle they supplied with the unitI then hung the bottle from the roof of the shed like a intraveinous drip with the top of the bottle cut out to add more oilI then turned the wheel lock to lock a few dozen times and. Lastly inspect the hydraulic oil for cleanliness. If it looks dirty flush the system with clean oil.
This may be a task best handled by your dealer as theyve probably got an automatic pump like SeaStars Power Purge Jr that will refill and re-bleed your system more quickly and. 38 SEASTAR Hydraulics FILLING AND PURGING HYDRAULIC STEERING Step 4 Continue turning the steering wheel counter-clockwise until the cylinder rod is fully extended to the left. Steering wheel will come to a stop.
Open the left bleeder. TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE OPEN LEFT SIDE BLEEDER FRONT MOUNT CYLINDER Number of Steering Wheel Turns Step 5. Posted 05-20-2009 1112 AM ET US On my 1998 Boston Whaler Outrage 20 I have hydraulic steering much later identified as a Teleflex SeaStar system model HC 5345 but no owner or service manual for the product.
I understand the need to top off hydraulic fluid at the wheel. Once the steering cylinder has moved all the way over is hard over go ahead and crack the starboard bleeder valve. Ill leave the valve open.
Make sure your assistant is keeping constant pressure on the helm. Constantly turning to the right and let about a half a. Use a piece of white paper as an oil finder or put some UV ac leak dye in the system run it for a day and use a UV light.
How tight are the elbow fittings into the cyl. And the hose fittings onto the elbows new installs commonly leak here. Use only the recommended Teleflex Loc-Tite PST sealer no teflon pipe tape.
HYDRAULIC STEERING Proper fluid level set can be obtained by opening right bleeder and turning steering wheel to the right until fluid level reaches top of plastic filler fitting and then turning wheel one more full turn. CAUTION For unbalanced cylinders the fluid level in the helm must be set with the cylinder rod fully retracted. Install the Hydraulic Steering.
Connect the SeaStar hydraulic steering cylinder to the tilt tube and the tiller arm. The new hydraulic kit should include a tiller bolt and nyloc nut. That is normal for hydraulic steeringto a point.
If it is deemed excessive the first thing I would check is the steering cylinder. It has a single piston with two sets of seals. If like you mentioned the fluid being red the previous owner may have used ATF and it.
It is used for all outboard sterndrive and inboard Seastar hydraulic helms. It makes the bleeding and filling process easier and simpler. The clear hose aids in seeing the air bubbles so you know youre doing it right from side to side.
This hose makes getting the air out of a Seastar steering system super easy.