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sea star steering
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03/23/15 03:19 PM
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mbass81
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Question about hydraulic cylinder, a slow leak on the cylinder where it is attached to the motor steering rod. It is on one of the ends of the cylinder and I am just wondering how big of a deal it would be to have repaired or something I can do at the house?
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Re: sea star steering
[Re: mbass81]
#10717144
03/23/15 03:43 PM
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DuctsZX250
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I just bought the kit and did both seals in 15 minutes. Directions are included and very simple to do.
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Re: sea star steering
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03/23/15 05:09 PM
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ProGatorin4bass
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I did the same. It's really not a hard project. I have heard reports of the nuts on each end of the rod being hard to get off sometimes but I didn't have a problem. It calls for a special hydraulic fluid which I tracked down to being an aircraft hydraulic fluid that I bought online if you are interested I can get the name and maybe remember where I bought it from. It doesn't take much.
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Re: sea star steering
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#10717391
03/23/15 05:37 PM
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fish pal al
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You can find Sea Star fluid at Cabelas in quart bottles.
Happy fishing, Al
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Re: sea star steering
[Re: mbass81]
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03/23/15 08:20 PM
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Ranger1965
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Same here. Bought the kit, watched a couple of YouTube videos, done in 15 minutes. Super easy.
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Re: sea star steering
[Re: mbass81]
#10717914
03/23/15 08:56 PM
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DKennimer
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Buy the kit with the wrench. Pretty simple.
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Re: sea star steering
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03/24/15 02:08 AM
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Ricky Taylor
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Before you replace your seals inspect the rod itself for any semi-deep scratches or Knicks. New seals won't fix the leak if the rod is damaged. Hopefully that's not the case.
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Re: sea star steering
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03/24/15 03:19 PM
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mbass81
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Thanks for the info guys and I will look into the kit. I have a qt. of the fluid on a shelf in the shop so should be in good shape.
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