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BTDT



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Phillips 66 one gallon 5606 @ $33 dollars on Amazon. Same design can I use to buy when I was flying helicopters.
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Pat Anderson



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, on removal of the cap on the steering column, no hydraulic fluid was visible at all! We used a sandwich bag with a tiny hole cut in the corner, a technique Patty used to use for cake frosting (back when we ate cake!). Filled to within 1/8" of bottom of cap, put cap back in, rotated steering wheel all the way to the left, then all the way to the right. Removed cap and slowly rotated steering wheel - the oil level fluctuated slightly but not to where it appeared we needed to add more fluid. No weeping detected on either end of the steering rod. Steering feels better as well. This will become a regular weekly maintenance check! Thanks all!
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BTDT



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat,

FWIW i encountered a similar issue on my Tomcat. I could not find evidence of a leak but after several months I finally ran a white paper towel under the steering box behind the bulkhead below where the all the wiring is located. An O'ring just behind the steering wheel was seeping. I contacted SeaStar and they were fantastic to work with
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thataway



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BTDT wrote:
Phillips 66 one gallon 5606 @ $33 dollars on Amazon. Same design can I use to buy when I was flying helicopters.


Same that I purchased --with shipping and fees comes to a little over $40.

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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"SeaStar Hydraulic Steering Fluid is purchased, ouch, $26 for a quart!" Actually priceless when you're out touring and that solves your problem. So Pat got a bargain

Phillips 66 one gallon 5606 @ $33 dollars on Amazon. Great buy only when you know you're going to need it. In an emergency, when you can't wait several days, it's worth zero.

I buy the gallon and carry a pint on the boat; so don't get on me. Pat didn't and solved the immediate problem well.

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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

However several of us, have been advocating buying the fluid ahead of time in bulk for years, and carrying at least a quart of fluid. I have given as much fluid to others in need, as using it my self. Just good planing is having fluid aboard and considering this as a routing maintenance issues.

Good "Save" by Pat, using the baggie, instead of paying for the official filler!
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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bob, that's a good plan. Hope we all benefit from it.

As an additional item of information, Mil-H-83282 is the replacement for Mil-H-5606. It's fire retardant, among other improvement. Still dyed red, mixes directly with Mil-H-5606.

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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 9:17 pm    Post subject: Help Needed With Hydraulic Steering System Reply with quote

Shell Aero Fluid #41 meets the spec's. www.skygeek.com $7.72 a quart
http://search.skygeek.com/?vwcatalog=stylespilotshop&keywords=shell+areo+fluid+%2341&x=25&y=15

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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2017 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you have an airport near you with an FBO (Fixed Base Operator, in layman's terms, a puddle jumper shop Very Happy ) you can probably buy the gallon can's of the fluid from their maintenance shop and save yourself the shipping fee with Amazon! Colby
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