very nice of you to take the time to share the knowledge. I am repowering an having a hard time removing the sea star. difficulty w/ the shaft inside the tilt tube.I've managed to beat on the star sides nut to push the shaft out.I am considering attaching the vise grip to the shafts nut on port side an beat on the vise grip. any advise is appreciated. BTW tacky red grease in a can excellent. now how long will you have to wait before going back to the dealership.edit: I use aircraft hydrolic fuild much more ecomonical use old school method for my single engine bleed one side at a time.
@@steveleston1848 I don’t have any real good suggestions on getting it out of the tilt tube without damaging it. If your old motor is trashed you could try heating the tilt tube with a torch. If you damage the shaft, they won’t sell you a new shaft unless you have a dealer buddy that can order you one. They make a special hone for the tilt tube and you are supposed to remove shaft and hone tilt tube every couple of years to prevent it getting seized.
@@FLWeekendWarriors the shaft isn't jammed in there I just tapped the nut on the star side an the shaft slide about 3/4" so either I attach vise grips to port side nut an tap on it a bit I just don't know how this shaft is suposed to come out. like the shaft you pulled w/ the puller tool is this puller required for the tilt tube shaft. thanks an be safe on the water.
@@steveleston1848 it is just a round shaft with threads on each end. You just need to carefully tap it out of the tilt tube without damaging the threads. Spraying it with JB Blaster or some other penetrating oil first and let it sit may help.
@@troysmith522 Some people use automatic transmission fluid instead of Seastar fluid, which may explain why it is pink. But being milky usually is a sign of water getting in fluid. If fluid can get out, water can get in. I would completely purge system of all that bad fluid and see how it goes. The water may have damaged both the cylinder and helm units. I have had numerous leaking seals over the last 30 years, but the fluid was never milky.
@@FLWeekendWarriors I had all the hydraulic hoses replaced last year , guess my mechanic didn’t throw on some new ones rings and caps while he was at it , I would have paid for it lol
Great video. No fluff. Not an easy job, but you showed it well.
@@summertime303 thanks for watching, been 6 months so far not leaking
very nice of you to take the time to share the knowledge. I am repowering an having a hard time removing the sea star. difficulty w/ the shaft inside the tilt tube.I've managed to beat on the star sides nut to push the shaft out.I am considering attaching the vise grip to the shafts nut on port side an beat on the vise grip. any advise is appreciated. BTW tacky red grease in a can excellent. now how long will you have to wait before going back to the dealership.edit: I use aircraft hydrolic fuild much more ecomonical use old school method for my single engine bleed one side at a time.
@@steveleston1848 I don’t have any real good suggestions on getting it out of the tilt tube without damaging it. If your old motor is trashed you could try heating the tilt tube with a torch. If you damage the shaft, they won’t sell you a new shaft unless you have a dealer buddy that can order you one. They make a special hone for the tilt tube and you are supposed to remove shaft and hone tilt tube every couple of years to prevent it getting seized.
@@FLWeekendWarriors the shaft isn't jammed in there I just tapped the nut on the star side an the shaft slide about 3/4" so either I attach vise grips to port side nut an tap on it a bit I just don't know how this shaft is suposed to come out. like the shaft you pulled w/ the puller tool is this puller required for the tilt tube shaft. thanks an be safe on the water.
@@steveleston1848 it is just a round shaft with threads on each end. You just need to carefully tap it out of the tilt tube without damaging the threads. Spraying it with JB Blaster or some other penetrating oil first and let it sit may help.
Why did you change seals and fluid?
I am changing mine due to steering wheel wont stop turning at stop
I just pulled my caps off , old fluid is milky pink , could the internals of the cylinder be bad or rusted ?
@@troysmith522 Some people use automatic transmission fluid instead of Seastar fluid, which may explain why it is pink. But being milky usually is a sign of water getting in fluid. If fluid can get out, water can get in. I would completely purge system of all that bad fluid and see how it goes. The water may have damaged both the cylinder and helm units. I have had numerous leaking seals over the last 30 years, but the fluid was never milky.
@@troysmith522 Check and make sure their is an O-Ring on the the oil filler cap on helm unit. Water from rain can just sit there.
@@FLWeekendWarriors I had all the hydraulic hoses replaced last year , guess my mechanic didn’t throw on some new ones rings and caps while he was at it , I would have paid for it lol
@@FLWeekendWarriors it has one but it old , probably how rain water got in , thanks for your advice!
Nice job !
Thanks for watching!
Had a fluid leak
You just wanted to use the puller
Same thing happened to me... In #85 i replaced it... th-cam.com/video/mGQB_CBZ4UA/w-d-xo.html
Easy fix.
I couldn’t believe the mechanics did not attempt to clean the two small bumps off the shaft. I guess they took a course on how to make more money.
Yeh, the boating service industry is sketchy
Never trust them