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Old 07-04-2016, 04:47 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Descant View Post
Why would there be an initial tap? I'm not sure what that means. A hesitation? Hydraulic steering should be smooth all the way left to right and back. Perhaps after a little use, you have a bubble in the system and it needs to be bled? In a former boat I had to add fluid every spring. Nobody ever saw a drop lost into the bilge or around fittings, etc. (Scotch is aged in a full barrel. When you tap it six years later, some is missing. This is known as the Angel's Share.) You may have an angel in the hydraulic system.
What I mean by the initial tap is what I assume to be a little play when going from one direction to the other. Should there be absolutely no noise/clunking turning the wheel?

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