Last week I asked for and received excellent advice re my steering problems. Today I checked the system for leaks - none that I could find - but the fluid level was down about 2 ounces, and topping it up restored the former "feel" and tightened everything up. Thanks to all who helped. Cheers, Garrett

Garrett What make is your steering? What did you use to top it up? I have a SeaStar and I believe the manual says to use their brand but in an emergency auto transmission fluid is ok. I suspect most use the auto trans fluid. John On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Garrett Lambert wrote: > Last week I asked for and received excellent advice re my steering problems. > Today I checked the system for leaks - none that I could find - but the fluid > level was down about 2 ounces, and topping it up restored the former "feel" > and tightened everything up. > > Thanks to all who helped. > > Cheers, Garrett > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

Hi John It's a mix of Capilano and Seastar, and the manual states that both are manufactured by Teleflex (Canada) Ltd. The manual lists several brands of hydraulic fluid as well as providing an SAE(?) spec MIL H5606C. Of course, Seastar Hydarulic Fluid is one of them, and I found a litre bottle of it at NAPA. It also states, as you note, that "auto transmission fluid Dexron II may be used in an emergency", and that "in an extreme emergency any non-toxic, non-flammable liquid may provide temporqry steering". However, brake fluid will damage the system and void the warranty. Cheers, Garrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gallagher" <jag@vcn.bc.ca> To: "Garrett Lambert" <garrettlambert@shaw.ca> Cc: "TWL" <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 9:56 PM Subject: Re: T&T: Hydraulic Steering Update > Garrett > > What make is your steering? > > What did you use to top it up? > > I have a SeaStar and I believe the manual says to use their brand but in > an emergency auto transmission fluid is ok. > > I suspect most use the auto trans fluid. > > John > > On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Garrett Lambert wrote: > >> Last week I asked for and received excellent advice re my steering >> problems. >> Today I checked the system for leaks - none that I could find - but the >> fluid >> level was down about 2 ounces, and topping it up restored the former >> "feel" >> and tightened everything up. >> >> Thanks to all who helped. >> >> Cheers, Garrett >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering >> >> To unsubscribe send email to >> trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word >> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. >> >> Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006