MARI
Member
Hello everybody.
I have some questions regarding steering. My 40 year-old cheoy-lee trawler has the original wagner hydraulic steering system (a-w helm pumps). It has been unused for the past 2 years as i rebuilt the engines.
Recently, i finished changing rotted wood in the lazarette that braced the rudders. The actuator is able to move one rudder, but not when they are attached to each other.
Does any one know how i can get a wagner manual? I have tried e0bay and other sites, including wagner engineering, ltd. To no avail.
Could this be air in the system? Although, there are no leaks.
How would you bleed this system?
Is it like cars, where you just turn back and forth until the bubbles leave?
Should i change the system altogether?
Are there any vanes/impellers/seals that need to be checked?
I did notice that the port rudder is the hardest to turn manually. The actuator is connected to the starboard rudder, and then a bar fixes to both.
Appreciate your input.
Mari
san juan, pr
I have some questions regarding steering. My 40 year-old cheoy-lee trawler has the original wagner hydraulic steering system (a-w helm pumps). It has been unused for the past 2 years as i rebuilt the engines.
Recently, i finished changing rotted wood in the lazarette that braced the rudders. The actuator is able to move one rudder, but not when they are attached to each other.
Does any one know how i can get a wagner manual? I have tried e0bay and other sites, including wagner engineering, ltd. To no avail.
Could this be air in the system? Although, there are no leaks.
How would you bleed this system?
Is it like cars, where you just turn back and forth until the bubbles leave?
Should i change the system altogether?
Are there any vanes/impellers/seals that need to be checked?
I did notice that the port rudder is the hardest to turn manually. The actuator is connected to the starboard rudder, and then a bar fixes to both.
Appreciate your input.
Mari
san juan, pr