A hydraulic cylinder replaces the cable on hydraulic steering.
With hydraulic steering, when you turn the trundle, you aim the hydraulic pump to proceeding hydraulic oil to one side of the cylinder. The cylinder rod, attached to your outboard Engine, rudder or stern manage, then moves your boat's rudder, Engine or propel step and your boat changes order. Installing hydraulic steering on a boat is a challenging project, yet for those well-versed in the mechanics of boats and hydraulic systems, because a steering failure can produce determined accidents.
Helm
The helm is the hydraulic pump, controlled by a hydraulic valve operated by the steering circle. To mount the helm on your dashboard, you'll commitment to drill holes for the mounting bolts and hydraulic lines that connect to the back of the pump. Hydraulic steering kits subsume a template so you can end the locations on your sprint. Once all the holes are drilled, you mount a backing plate. Push the helm wound up the gap in the sprint (the backing plate Testament blank wall it as the mounting brackets touch the plate) and bolt it in deposit.
Cylinder
Mounting the hydraulic cylinder prerrogative is the most extensive bite of installing hydraulic steering. The propel tube (which you Testament succeeding attach to the hydraulic cylinder) should be greased, as should the tilt tube on your Engine, provided you bear an outboard, or the connexion points for the rudder or stern impel. Convenience the template if with the hydraulic cylinder to select the mounting stop. The cylinder should be located so that it Testament push the rudder, Engine or stern guide complete its filled scope of motion. Since the hydraulic cylinder will move to accommodate the movements of the steering device at the rear of your boat, it must do so without pinching any of the hydraulic hoses. As it moves through its full range of motion--and as the rudder, motor or stern drive move in response to the cylinder's movements--the hoses should be secured well out of the way of the cylinder's walls and arm. Once lubricated, slip the cicerone tube into the tilt tube, then rotate the hydraulic cylinder so that the threaded mount is lined up with the tilt tube. Thread a hardly any threads of the threaded mount into the tilt tube. Incorporate the drag link into the gap in the indemnify link. (The drag link is the equivalent of the steering link rod that ties the engine to the cable; the counterbalance link is the equivalent of the edge of the steering cable.) Thread the follower onto the drag link and tighten to 20 foot-lbs. with a torque wrench.
Hoses
Attach the hoses to the helm, which incorporates the hydraulic reservoir, then to the hydraulic cylinder. Ensure the hoses are long enough that they don't stretch when you turn the engine, or become pinched when you use the tilt and trim control. Use a liquid, Teflon-based sealant--not Teflon tape--to seal hose connections: the tape will wear and bits of it will enter (and jam) the hydraulic system. The order of installation is helm first, then hoses, then the hydraulic cylinder that controls the rudder.
