hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

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i just bought a used boat with seastar hydraulic steering for the outboard. im having an issue, my steering wheel spins freely without turning the motor, once in a while after a few turns i get a slight grab but not enough to turn the motor,the helm has fluid in it all lines seem to be tight without cracks. the boat is a 98 so not too old.where to start?
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

forgot to mention, boat was sitting and not touched for 4-5 years
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

nothing in there about wheel being free,thanks anyways for trying...
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

99% you are low on fluid. needs to be refilled, bled, refilled, bled. repeat until now play in the wheel.
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

OK, THANKYOU, im new to this hydraulic steering but i'l try it out once this snow dissapears again
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

Shopping around for my new helm.the one that was on there is a 1.7... Whats the difference with the 1.7 vs. The 2.4... Can i replace with a 2.4.. Will it hurt anything.. Just asking because i found a 2.4 for cheaper than 1.7
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

Tried bleeding out lines and the helm does not pump fluid at all,even tried with both valves out.. Nothing still. Just buying a new one
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

N1NE1 said:
Shopping around for my new helm.the one that was on there is a 1.7... Whats the difference with the 1.7 vs. The 2.4... Can i replace with a 2.4.. Will it hurt anything.. Just asking because i found a 2.4 for cheaper than 1.7
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The higher the helm capacity, the less turns lock to lock, the more steering effort. A 2.4 will have 4 1/4 turns lock to lock but the effort will be higher than a 1.7, which has 5 1/2 turns lock to lock.
 
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Re: hydraulic steering problem (spinning freely)

put the new helm on and everything works great now... helm went bad from sitting and not being used for 5 years
 
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