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06/03/20 06:33 PM
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Pilothawk
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Started the little Nitro yesterday for first time in two years.
Ran fine...I just cannot control the direction it is going. Power steering fluid is out or very low.
Local repair shop says it needs kit...bleed, etc. said about $350 or so. Is that about right??
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: Pilothawk]
#13581245
06/03/20 06:36 PM
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Flippin-Out
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Do you have a motor with true power steering, or do you mean the boat's hydraulic steering (such as SeaStar Pro)?
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: Pilothawk]
#13581291
06/03/20 07:05 PM
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Pilothawk
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KANSAS JAYHAWK BASKETBALL - Where tradition comes from 2008 NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS-ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2008 52 Conf Champs /5 Nat'l Champs
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: Pilothawk]
#13581416
06/03/20 08:38 PM
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Stump jumper
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I am quessing you talking a seal kit. They are a little over $100. Maybe $150 with fluid + wrench. Not hard to do if you have help.
2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: Stump jumper]
#13581465
06/03/20 09:06 PM
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bronco71
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I am questing you talking a seal kit. They are a little over $100. Maybe $150 with fluid + wrench. Not hard to do if you have help. I bought a bleeder kit online that made it easy to bleed with one person and worked great. It comes with a fill hose/connection and a special hose to connect at the motor end to bleed the air out.
1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150
1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: bronco71]
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06/03/20 09:18 PM
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Stump jumper
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I am questing you talking a seal kit. They are a little over $100. Maybe $150 with fluid + wrench. Not hard to do if you have help. I bought a bleeder kit online that made it easy to bleed with one person and worked great. It comes with a fill hose/connection and a special hose to connect at the motor end to bleed the air out. on my boat it was easier with one person at helm to fill and one at motor. Otherwise I woul have been jumping in and out or rigging a bottle up. I am thinking the OP has a leak at the seals.
2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: Stump jumper]
#13581515
06/03/20 09:30 PM
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bronco71
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I am questing you talking a seal kit. They are a little over $100. Maybe $150 with fluid + wrench. Not hard to do if you have help. I bought a bleeder kit online that made it easy to bleed with one person and worked great. It comes with a fill hose/connection and a special hose to connect at the motor end to bleed the air out. on my boat it was easier with one person at helm to fill and one at motor. Otherwise I woul have been jumping in and out or rigging a bottle up. I am thinking the OP has a leak at the seals. I agree seals are probably bad, just saying with the bleeder kit you don't need 2 people, just hook up the hose to the 2 bleeders and open them a bit, screw fill hose into the fill port and oil bottle, invert and hold bottle and turn wheel back and forth several times. You can see the air in the clear hose and then just oil....unhook and replace fill cap and close bleeders an remove bleeder hose, works great!
1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150
1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
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Re: Power Steering
[Re: bronco71]
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06/04/20 12:29 AM
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Stump jumper
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I am questing you talking a seal kit. They are a little over $100. Maybe $150 with fluid + wrench. Not hard to do if you have help. I bought a bleeder kit online that made it easy to bleed with one person and worked great. It comes with a fill hose/connection and a special hose to connect at the motor end to bleed the air out. on my boat it was easier with one person at helm to fill and one at motor. Otherwise I woul have been jumping in and out or rigging a bottle up. I am thinking the OP has a leak at the seals. I agree seals are probably bad, just saying with the bleeder kit you don't need 2 people, just hook up the hose to the 2 bleeders and open them a bit, screw fill hose into the fill port and oil bottle, invert and hold bottle and turn wheel back and forth several times. You can see the air in the clear hose and then just oil....unhook and replace fill cap and close bleeders an remove bleeder hose, works great! Ok, you were using the steering wheel to move the motor. Not sure why but the instructions that came with my seal kit stated to move motor by hand. I have bled brakes using the tube in jar of fluid method.
2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
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