Dune
Senior Member
The manual says it is aft near the rudder quadrant and steering hydraulic cylinder...in this case under the cockpit. But damned if I can find it. Curiously the rudder hydraulic cylinder has what appear to be quick change air fittings at each end of it, then hoses go up to an aluminum manifold block that has a couple of adjustment screws on top and then the hoses take off from there to go forward into unknown territory.
Have looked at both flybridge and lower helm stations....nothing there but the steer box itself and hoses going off into the unknown.
I ask as I need to move the boat tomorrow ASAP and have rudder movement only at the lower helm. At the flybridge, steer wheel will move rudder if turned clockwise but will do nothing but spin freely if turned counterclockwise. So figure I need some air or hydraulic fluid but can't for the life of me figure out there to put either.
In theory I could hook up a bicycle pump to the QC fittings at the cylinder itself but there is no pressure gauge to know if I am doing any good or harm...plus these are not shown in the Viking manual.
The manual shows what appears to be a round resevoir with air connection, pressure gauge and cap to fill hydraulic fluid but I simply can't find anything like that except two on bulkhead in the engine room and those are probably for transmission engagement.
Thoughts ?
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Now I see what I thought were QC air fittings are for bleeding....d'oh !
http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/sites/default/files/pictures/1405/03_ma_sea_HC5349-01.jpg
So where did Viking hide my steering reservoir ?? Even the blueprints show it back near the rudder cylinder but it just isn't there.
Here's what it should look like according to the Viking manual....the relief valve is apparently the aluminum manifold block i mentioned...but no reservoir or pressure gauge to be found back there anywhere.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/woeimages/howtos/728b.jpg
Is it possible one or both of the Hynautic units in the engine room that I assume are just for transmission engagement only are somehow tied into the steering system as well ? Seems unlikely.
Have looked at both flybridge and lower helm stations....nothing there but the steer box itself and hoses going off into the unknown.
I ask as I need to move the boat tomorrow ASAP and have rudder movement only at the lower helm. At the flybridge, steer wheel will move rudder if turned clockwise but will do nothing but spin freely if turned counterclockwise. So figure I need some air or hydraulic fluid but can't for the life of me figure out there to put either.
In theory I could hook up a bicycle pump to the QC fittings at the cylinder itself but there is no pressure gauge to know if I am doing any good or harm...plus these are not shown in the Viking manual.
The manual shows what appears to be a round resevoir with air connection, pressure gauge and cap to fill hydraulic fluid but I simply can't find anything like that except two on bulkhead in the engine room and those are probably for transmission engagement.
Thoughts ?
============================
(on edit)
Now I see what I thought were QC air fittings are for bleeding....d'oh !
http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/sites/default/files/pictures/1405/03_ma_sea_HC5349-01.jpg
So where did Viking hide my steering reservoir ?? Even the blueprints show it back near the rudder cylinder but it just isn't there.
Here's what it should look like according to the Viking manual....the relief valve is apparently the aluminum manifold block i mentioned...but no reservoir or pressure gauge to be found back there anywhere.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/woeimages/howtos/728b.jpg
Is it possible one or both of the Hynautic units in the engine room that I assume are just for transmission engagement only are somehow tied into the steering system as well ? Seems unlikely.
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