9
Side Mount & Splashwell Mount Cylinders
FILLING & PURGING
THE SYSTEM
Filling the helm full of oil can be
done faster if oil is poured into
the helm prior to connecting filler
tube and oil bottle to the helm.
NOTICE
FILLER PLUG
(REMOVED)
FILLER KIT
HELM FILL
PORT
DO NOT LET
OIL LEVEL
FALL BELOW
THIS POINT
PUSH PIN
Figure 7.
SeaStar Solutions recommends the use of
SeaStar Steering Fluid ONLY
.
SeaStar Steering Systems have been engineered and validated
using our proprietary SeaStar Hydraulic Fluid.
Any non-approved fluid may cause serious damage to the steering
system resulting in possible loss of steering, causing property
damage, personal injury and/or death.
In an emergency, SeaStar EPS Fluid, any MD-3/4 rated ATF or MIL-PRF-
5606H equivalent fluid that is filtered through a fine mesh screen can
be used. The system MUST be thoroughly flushed as soon as possible
with genuine SeaStar Steering Fluid after using an emergency fluid.
In
an EXTREME emergency, any non-toxic, non-flammable fluid that is
filtered through a fine mesh screen may provide temporary steering.
Hydraulic Fluid
Emergency Use Fluids
Steps 1 – 5 noted on page 10 refer to a single station, single
cylinder installation. For twin station and/or twin cylinder installations
you MUST perform steps 1 – 5 first, then, see page 11 to complete
the removal of air from the system.
This procedure requires two people. One person may not be able to
remove all the air from the system which will result in spongy,
unresponsive steering.
During the entire filling procedure, oil
must
be visible in the filler tube.
Do NOT
allow the oil level to disappear into the helm pump, as this
may introduce air into the system and increase your filling time.
Read First
NOTICE
Power Purge Users.
Please refer to the instructions included with
your power purge unit.
Power Assist Users.
You MUST refer to the bleeding instructions
included with your SeaStar Power Assist Unit.
NOTICE
NOTICE
WARNING
WARNING
Never fill or mix brake fluids,
trigycerides or polyalkylene
glycols within a hydraulic
steering system.
