2011 225 Yamaha Steering Intermittenly Freezes when at slow speeds

jeffreyjunker

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I have a 2011 225 Yamaha 4-Stroke with hydraulic steering and power-assist steering. When at idle, the steering wheel sometimes locks for a few seconds and then disengages. I bled the hydraulic line and the problem is still there. Any thoughts?
 

Silvertip

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Re: 2011 225 Yamaha Steering Intermittenly Freezes when at slow speeds

Sticky check valve perhaps. You might try adding a little power steering fluid conditioner. Just a hunch though.
 
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Re: 2011 225 Yamaha Steering Intermittenly Freezes when at slow speeds

2011? Why are you woking on it? You could check the assist module, is it wired to the starting battery of the outboard? The fact that is does not happen at higher speed could suggest that battery voltage is a problem, or a bad conncection somewhere. Yamaha makes an isolator kit, I would suggest that you have an isolated battery for the engine and have other batteries for accessories/gadgets. If that is your problem.
 
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