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As the basic Hydraflex steering kit (HYSY30, composed of LD22 wheel pump + I-B98 ram) is still being sold by chandlers(e.g.Mailspeed), I thought there may be others out there interested in my recent attempt to service the system fitted to my Prout Ranger.
Just replacing a few seals seemed a simple prospect at the outset....
A long search finally led me to Aquafax as main importers of these Italian kits but, helpful though they were, service kits just didn't seem to exist. Why, at £300 a set, is a system put on the market with no back-up?
To cut a long story short, I finally got a new set of seals tailor-made for me locally in Southampton. Not cheap, but better than buying whole new kits (my boat has two rams, one for each rudder).
The point is, if anyone else wants to service their similar units, I'm happy to help in getting hold of seals. If there's a big enough response (& with the parameters now on their system) it may be possible to negotiate a lower unit price.
Now that I've no longer got hydraulic fluid leaking all down my transoms, I can get on with all the other jobs & get on with the sailing...
Happy to hear from anyone interested in taking this further.
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Just replacing a few seals seemed a simple prospect at the outset....
A long search finally led me to Aquafax as main importers of these Italian kits but, helpful though they were, service kits just didn't seem to exist. Why, at £300 a set, is a system put on the market with no back-up?
To cut a long story short, I finally got a new set of seals tailor-made for me locally in Southampton. Not cheap, but better than buying whole new kits (my boat has two rams, one for each rudder).
The point is, if anyone else wants to service their similar units, I'm happy to help in getting hold of seals. If there's a big enough response (& with the parameters now on their system) it may be possible to negotiate a lower unit price.
Now that I've no longer got hydraulic fluid leaking all down my transoms, I can get on with all the other jobs & get on with the sailing...
Happy to hear from anyone interested in taking this further.
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