Bleeding air out of steering system.
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Bleeding air out of steering system.
I replaced the four hoses that go from my transom to the steering cylinders and have a bunch of air in the rams and lines. This boat has electric power steering and I topped off the fluid in the pump and turned it on, it dropped halfway but still no steering. I opened the fittings on one of the the rams and got the some movement out of the steering when some air came out.
Is there any order or method to opening the fittings on the rams to get all of the air out? This is a 90 MPH boat and I can't afford to have sloppy steering.
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Is there any order or method to opening the fittings on the rams to get all of the air out? This is a 90 MPH boat and I can't afford to have sloppy steering.
Thanks
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I replaced the four hoses that go from my transom to the steering cylinders and have a bunch of air in the rams and lines. This boat has electric power steering and I topped off the fluid in the pump and turned it on, it dropped halfway but still no steering. I opened the fittings on one of the the rams and got the some movement out of the steering when some air came out.
Is there any order or method to opening the fittings on the rams to get all of the air out? This is a 90 MPH boat and I can't afford to have sloppy steering.
Thanks
Is there any order or method to opening the fittings on the rams to get all of the air out? This is a 90 MPH boat and I can't afford to have sloppy steering.
Thanks
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When i changed the hoses on marine machine system i made some conections and connected the two hoses on each side together.I just kept turning the wheel from right to left circulating the fluid.It also helps to fill the cylinders with fluid as well as you can.Hope this helps.