power steering problem

[mannydvk11]

hello every one i am totally new at boating i have a 1996 23.5 larson with a 5.7 mercruser and i am having small problem with my power steering i have search for some of them but i see no solution yet to start my steering wheel is a bit hard second i feel like if like small play at the steering wheel before i start steering left o right i also have know-this some play at the actuator at the en of the cable (i have copy a link of a video with similar play ) and for last problem i am having is i have play on the out drive i don't know if that is normal i see some movement in the top of at the top bolt where it spin

some of the things i have done to try to solve the problem is lube the cable 2 times i change the power steering pump

here is the link of the video of similar problem

http://youtu.be/eJJEN69Oe6o

thanks guys in advance for the help

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

any ideas o suggestions today i clean and lube the cable and try to bleed the power steering it got a bit better but i can't move it with one finger the small play in the steering wheel is less but still a bit hard to turn

 

[Bondo]

Re: power steering problem

any ideas o suggestions today i clean and lube the cable and try to bleed the power steering it got a bit better but i can't move it with one finger the small play in the steering wheel is less but still a bit hard to turn

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,... Pull the cable from the aluminum tube at the actuator, 'n clean the corrosion outa it...

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,... Pull the cable from the aluminum tube at the actuator, 'n clean the corrosion outa it...

thanks for the welcome and for the replay but i think i did that like 3 times today was the last time i did and try to bled the power steering system and starting to feel better lol my problem is i am so new at this and i see other boats with the steering so smooth i wonther why my i have to use to hands to move around

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

something ell when the cable is off the actuator the cable move really smooth when is back in the actuator is hard

 

[TimeZone]

Re: power steering problem

I had a similar problem after doing a steering fluid flush...Needed both hands to turn the wheel.
Turned out I had air in the system and wasn't getting any better after a couple of hours on the water.

With the engine off, turn the wheel lock to lock about 8 times as fast as you can to pump the fluid through the system. Then look in the pump reservoir. I had massive bubbles at first. After 1/2 an hour of purging, the bubbles got smaller and smaller. Took about an hour to get all the air out. Make sure to wait 1/2 a minute for the bubbles to escape from the fluid between each round.

Hope it works out for you.
-Ron

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

I had a similar problem after doing a steering fluid flush...Needed both hands to turn the wheel.
Turned out I had air in the system and wasn't getting any better after a couple of hours on the water.

With the engine off, turn the wheel lock to lock about 8 times as fast as you can to pump the fluid through the system. Then look in the pump reservoir. I had massive bubbles at first. After 1/2 an hour of purging, the bubbles got smaller and smaller. Took about an hour to get all the air out. Make sure to wait 1/2 a minute for the bubbles to escape from the fluid between each round.

Hope it works out for you.
-Ron

i did that today and it got a bit better i will do it tomorrow and see if it gets more smooth what type of grease i have to use for that i am using marine grease but it looks like it gets hard after some use

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

Ok I was looking online about this problem and found some one talking about the type of fluid to add to the system and I think I made a small mistake I add it power steering fluid to the system can some one tell me what I have to use if is power steering fluid o transmition fluid

 

[mannydvk11]

Re: power steering problem

this is what i did today i flush and bled the power steering with transm fluid i was able to get the the transom tight now am able to move more free the steering wheel one more thing i found looking online on ebay i know-this a tag in a new actuator and this is something i think lots of ppl don't look at i know because i was under the imprecision that was just to hold down the actuator to remove the cable and according to the tag its suppose to go in the vertical position here is a pic i hope i help some one