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  1. 01-21-2021, 11:16 PM #1
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    Sea star steering rebuild ?....

    My steering is starting to leak ‘ on on side of the rams/ arm ! I was told they are rebuildable ? if so ? any idea what a shop would charge ?....
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    #2 01-22-2021, 03:10 AM
    It’s an easy rebuild. You’re just changing out the screw-in end caps, refilling the system through the helm and then bleeding to get the air out. The kit is $85-105 and if you have like say a hydraulics shop nearby, then about $5-10 for the seals and O-rings.

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    #3 01-22-2021, 07:46 AM
    The kit with all needed parts has two end cap seals,spanned wrench and a quart of fluid is about $100. I would think a shop would charge one hour of shop labor,so maybe about $225-$250 total. It’s not hard to do if you are handy with tools.
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    #4 01-22-2021, 09:09 AM
    I fixed mine last week,less than one hr. job.Search eBay for the parts.
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    #5 01-22-2021, 10:04 AM
    Extremely easy to do, helps to have a second person for bleeding the system. Takes maybe an hour.
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    #6 01-23-2021, 01:57 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by alpine4x4 View Post
    Extremely easy to do, helps to have a second person for bleeding the system. Takes maybe an hour.

    I have never replaced seals but I have purged air from the system. If you have the bleeder kit its a one man job and you want lose a drop of fluid...http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=1060846
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    #7 01-23-2021, 01:09 PM
    I ordered aftermarket seal kit (not sea star brand). Hope they’re ok!! Anybody used aftermarket seal kit to repair their’s?
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    #8 01-23-2021, 01:10 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by swamprat View Post
    I fixed mine last week,less than one hr. job.Search eBay for the parts.
    Which seal kit did you buy from EBay?
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    #9 01-23-2021, 03:28 PM
    I paid up and bought the seastar seal kit with spanner wrench. Replacing seals next weekend
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    #10 01-23-2021, 06:48 PM
    I've got mine from 5 star marine on Amazon and they are good
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    #11 01-23-2021, 07:58 PM
    Easy job to do.
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    #12 01-23-2021, 09:16 PM
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    #13 01-24-2021, 08:34 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Gatordave View Post
    I ordered aftermarket seal kit (not sea star brand). Hope they’re ok!! Anybody used aftermarket seal kit to repair their’s?
    yes and they are just fine
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    #14 01-24-2021, 08:48 AM
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    Which seal kit did you buy from EBay?
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    #15 03-01-2022, 04:53 PM
    Found this in a search. Are there any bushings or spacers that need to be replaced on older units? My seastar is 20 years old on a Skeeter ZX225 with a newer Yami 225 SHO
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    #16 03-01-2022, 11:04 PM
    Or...you could buy the seastar unit I have from my former engine, a 250 proxs 2s.
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