Hydraulic steering takes many turns to actually turn the boat

[BigD]

New (used) boat has hydraulic steering that you literally have to spin the wheel a number of turns to get it to turn, whether at slow speed or high speed. 23' pro-line with a 225Yamaha. Does not seem right to me, any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dennis

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Hydraulic steering takes many turns to actually turn the boat

Should be roughly 4 turns lock-to-lock. You may have air in the system and needs to be bled out/repaired. Let the boat sit for 2-3 hours and turn the wheel slowly while watching the engine. It should move almost immediately when the wheel starts to move. If it doesn't, repairs are in order.

 

[BigD]

Re: Hydraulic steering takes many turns to actually turn the boat

Thanks, I'll check that out

 

[5150abf]

Re: Hydraulic steering takes many turns to actually turn the boat

Ya, you have to have air in the system, challenge is to figure out how it got there.

 

[user64]

Re: Hydraulic steering takes many turns to actually turn the boat

Go to the site below..scroll down ..on your right is a video on how to bleed the air.

http://www.teleflexmarine.com/products/steering/hydraulic-steering-systems/