Hydraulic Steering question

[Natural Light Kid]

Just bought a used boat. The hydraulic fluid level for the steering is low. The lines also have some air in them. Has anyone ever added fluid and/or bled the lines on these before? It's the teleflex sea star system. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks

[inchspinner]

You need two people one to turn wheel and one to open valve, download their manual and youll be fine 10 min job

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by inchspinner

You need two people one to turn wheel and one to open valve, download their manual and youll be fine 10 min job

What he said....it's not hard to do. Check for leaks at the helm under the steering wheel and two end caps on the cylinder at the engine. If either one are leaking that is where the air is getting in. A seal kit is around 100 bucks and pretty straight forward swap.

[flounder_smacker]

the cap on top of the helm is where you add oil. go to a marine store or academy might have them. what you need is the little fitting that screws in the top of the helm and it has a hose with a cap that screws on a quart. best way to do it is find a old oil quart and cut the bottom off. screw you hose on that and then add steering fluid in the cut off bottle. fill it about quarter of the way. start turning your wheel and when you see bubbles come up through the clear hose stop and let them out. turn all the way to one side the the other letting air out. best way i found to do it by yourself. bleeding it from the cylinder is usually not needed other than the initial filling. if you do it the way i described and you keep getting air then you have some seals you need replaced.

[Kajundave]

I bought my fittings at West Marine it took all of 10 min to do never had a problem since