What Lies Beneath Pt. 1-- Backwards Steering

[A ReelCool Chick]

Yeah, I finally got her on the water and the steering is backwards, meaning, to go right I have to turn left. Here is a pic of my steering cables:






I've been looking hi and lo for instruction on how to reverse this, but can only find info about boxes with a cable going in or out, or rack assemblies. Is the fix for mine as simple as swapping the outer cables?

Looks like I have to loosen the cables from the nuts, then unscrew the whole thing from the metal box. What would be the correct approach? As always, thanks in advance for your help. You guys have been great!

[bradford]

Just hold the wheel at the bottom like when you're backing down your trailer.

Seriously though, could be reversed at the engine.

[phatdaddy]

would it be easier to reverse the hoses at the ram on the motor?

try to keep fluid loss at a minimum, still might have to bleed afterwards

[smokeonthewater]

Yep those are hoses not cables... You need to swap the outer two w each other and then will have to bleed the system

[THEFERMANATOR]

That there be a hynautic hydraulic steering system. Bleeding that system out is a B!##H! I do not envy you to have to messwith that system. And it isn't as simple as just swapping the hoses(yes they are hoses, not cables). You must 1st go in and let the air out of the reservoir, then swap the hoses, next refill the reservoir, repressurize it, open the bleeders at the(if it has the block in the back), open the bleeders at the ram till you get fluid, then go up and start turning the wheel to work the air out, tighten the bleeders back up, and hope you got the bulk of it out. And it isn't just this quick either as this sytem has MANY places for air to get caught. This is why TELEFLEX ditched it when they bought them out. I HIGHLY reccomend taking this system to somebody with the know how to work on it. I've messed with a few, and ended up pulling my hair out before it was over with.

[smokeonthewater]

whoops yeah release any air pressure at the reservoir... most likely has a schrader valve and a gauge

My res was in my engine room but it could be elsewhere.... When I had to bleed mine because vandals had cut the hoses while cutting wires out to steal for scrap it went pretty well (WAY easier than replacing all the missing wiring) and it was a dual helm but other than my experience all I have heard from others have been horror stories like ferm mentioned.

Here is the bleed procedure
http://www.hypromarine.com/UserFiles...ne%20bleed.pdf

[phatdaddy]

if that's the system with the air tank, major pia

like ferm says , find a tech

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

if that's the system with the air tank, major pia

like ferm says , find a tech

3 lines on the back of the helm is the remote pressurized reservoir hynautic system. Mine was on a seadrive, and I NEVER got it to fully bleed out. I fought it for HOURS, and finally gave up after I got it useable. I worked on a couple others years back, and was able to get them bleed out, but it was still a PITA!

[A ReelCool Chick]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

Bleeding that system out is a B!##H! I do not envy you to have to messwith that system. And it isn't as simple as just swapping the hoses(yes they are hoses, not cables). ...I HIGHLY reccomend taking this system to somebody with the know how to work on it. I've messed with a few, and ended up pulling my hair out before it was over with.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[bradford]

Originally Posted by A ReelCool Chick

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Think of all the trouble we saved you. lol.

What kind of engine do you have again?