How can air be purge out from a houseboat hydraulic steering system?
The system is on a 1978 Holiday Mansion houseboat with a flybridge. Looking at the hydraulic cylinder there don't seem to be a bleeder valve on it. There are threaded plugs on each wheel housing. When steering from the lower helm it seems to be ok but when seering from the flybridge wheel has to be turned about 1/4 of a turn before anything happens.
The flybridge was removed on this boat when it was transported to its new location.
The system is on a 1978 Holiday Mansion houseboat with a flybridge. Looking at the hydraulic cylinder there don't seem to be a bleeder valve on it. There are threaded plugs on each wheel housing. When steering from the lower helm it seems to be ok but when seering from the flybridge wheel has to be turned about 1/4 of a turn before anything happens.
The flybridge was removed on this boat when it was transported to its new location.