I would say yes . Too much at stake. Safety, expensive parts,,,,
Thread: Hydraulic Helm ?'s
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04-23-2009 10:45 PM
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04-24-2009 05:03 PM
Kinda what I was think but just wanted to hear some feed back
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04-27-2009 01:02 PM
I've got a filter setup if you need one. 10 micron nominal.
Jeff
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05-16-2009 10:52 PM
Ok....So I got eveything hooked up and filled with fluid getting ready to bleed the system..But I have a dumb question...If your standing behind the boat looking forward and you turn the wheel to the right..The drive should go to the right...correct?????
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07-15-2009 04:29 PM
"o ring" on my charlynn system. I see a lot of these systems have a filter in the high pressure line. The one in mine was too fine of a filter and caused slow and heavy steering and eventually destroyed the pump.
A hydraulic engineer looked at it and said that the filter was not necessary as there is usually a magnet in the Saginaw pump to pick up any metal contaminates. In fact the filter was degrading the performance.
I got an upgraded 1500 psi pump from AGR racing in Fort Worth flushed the system and discarded the HP line filter. I can now turn my steering lock to lock at idle with one finger. These pumps are way cheaper than any "marine" pump and are clear-coated. You do have to transfer the reservoir and the pulley yourself.
http://www.agrperformance.com/produc...make=Chevrolet, GMC&model=101
Most mercruiser pumps are the metric P type Saginaw pump
AGR specializes in dual ram steering for rock crawlers, basically the same thing we use.Last edited by Wobble; 07-15-2009 at 04:41 PM.
Mark
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07-16-2009 10:48 AM
We found a very easy way to flush and bleed the system. Remove the belt and use a 3m pinstripe removal wheel in a cordless drill against the pulley. It turns the pump at just the right speed to flow without aerating the system.
The rubber wheel wont hurt the finish on your pulley. I also believe that the system bled a lot faster due to the absence of that in-line high pressure filter.Mark
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