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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
FAULT CAUSE SOLUTION
1. Cannot get helm shaft to
go into U-Joint.
• U-Joint bolt is too tight. • Loosen the "Top" bolt no more than
1/4" to allow the Helm shaft to be
installed.
2. Tilt will not lock into place.
• Spring has come undone.
• Spring has a broken tilt
tooth.
• Re-attach spring.
• Replace tilt mechanism.
3. Fluid is leaking from where
the elbow fitting is installed
into the Helm pump fill port.
• No pipe sealant installed
onto threads. Hose clamp
not tightened down.
• Re-apply Teflon
®
based pipe sealant,
NO TEFLON
®
TAPE. Tighten hose
clamp fully.
4. Wheel is really hard to turn
in both directions.
• Tilt boot is rubbing on the
steering wheel hub.
• Confirm that the rubber boot is
installed over both lips and is NOT
rubbing on the wheel hub.
5. Cannot remove steering
wheel.
• Seized in place. No
grease applied to shaft
before wheel installation.
• Using your knee under the wheel and
your hand on top, with the wheel shaft
nut installed one turn on shaft, lightly
tap helm shaft to release wheel.
6. During filling, helm
becomes completely
jammed.
• Blockage in the line
between the helm(s) and
cylinder(s).
• PRO helm used with an
unbalanced cylinder.
• Tilt mechanism to helm
pump wheel shaft nut,
NOT installed properly.
• Make certain hose/tubing has not
collapsed during installation.
• DO NOT use ANY PRO helm pump with
ANY unbalanced cylinder.
• Tighten and torque nut.
7. System is very difficult to
fill. Air keeps burping out
top of helm, even
after
system appears full.
• System is not being bled
properly/completely.
• Cylinder is mounted
upside down, trapping air
in cylinder body.
• Consult with your cylinder installation
manual for proper bleeding. If boat is
fitted with an autopilot, ensure the a/p
pump is jogged back and fourth for
several seconds during the bleeding
procedure.
• Install cylinder with bleed fittings
pointing UP. If unable to mount cylinder
in this position, you MUST disconnect
cylinder, bleed system, then reinstall.
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