Hydraulic Steering failure
Submitted by Subaquatic on Sat, 2013-12-07 17:51
Lost the starboard side motor steering last night on the way home. No movement at all from the wheel but the engine swings free
Port is fine.
I would have thought one master would have driven both slaves.
Any thoughts before I start playing?
adam87
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cylinder bypassing
sounds like the cylinder is bypassing,
but check for oil flow too the cylinder first.
big blue
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What set up do you
What set up do you have?
hydrive or Baystar ?
Subaquatic
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Hydrive.Turned out to be a
Hydrive.
Turned out to be a bypass valve on the starboard side had been flicked open coming off a big wave.
Im assuming this valve is to allow "syncing" of the two outboard. I never even knew it was there.
Aligned the OB's, closed the valve, and bobs your uncle!
Adam Gallash
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lol
Check to see if your serviceman puts degreaser in there instead of hydraulic fluid, fkn contractors.. lol.
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Rob H
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Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Adam Gallash
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Lol
Yup, green squirty bottle n all, just gotta wonder sometimes.
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