T&T: Capilano steering bleed

[Peter Bennett]

Thursday, January 11, 2007, 6:30:48 AM, Balamar wrote:

Bac> I am installing a new Simrad AP16 auto pilot.  I am having troble  getting
Bac> all the air out of my Capilano hydraulic steering system, any  suggestions or
Bac> easy fixes?  In my manuel it says there are two bleed screws  on each side of
Bac> the Uniflow valve.  Mine seems to only have one on each  side.

Some people have trouble with English - perhaps they meant "two bleed
screws, one on each side".

Bac> When you bleed
Bac> this does fluid also come out the bleed screw or just  air?

I would expect that fluid would come out, once you have bled off all
the air.




-- 
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI    Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Lien Hwa 28 (AKA Polaris 30) "Sea Spray"
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter 
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca