[ohmymariah]

Have a 1993 Mariah MX20 with a 4.3LX Merc. Went to put her up and the steering is very hard, my son told me the steering was intermittently ok then bacame hard to steer. I pulled the cable pin and turned the wheel and it seems not as easy as I would have expected but it is not as hard to turn as when running and on the water.

I looked over the cylinder and it is wet with fluid. I assume I need a rebuild kit but the only numbers I can find on the steering unit is 02013401.

Does anyone have any ideas on who made this unit and or what rebuild kit that would fix this problem.

Thanks,
OhmyMariah

[ColoradoDiablo]

Here is a diagram , but it looks as though the rebuild kit is obsolete from Mercruiser.

http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Me...nts/parts.html

I would do a web search for Mercruiser part #25- 58224A 1. You might luck out.
Otherwise look in Ebay , I see the whole cylinder on there a lot for sale.

Larry

[ohmymariah]

Larry,

Thanks for the reply looks like I am in trouble with this. I think my only choice is to take it out and try to mach up the o rings. I really don't have a $1k to spend on a new steering cylinder.

Mark

[ColoradoDiablo]

Ebay=

Mercruiser Hyd Steering Cylinder | eBay

Mercruiser Power Steering Actuator Alpha I Gen II 0 201 340 1 170792 | eBay

Search: mercruiser alpha 1 steering

That's just a couple. Buy ya one and save the headache

BTW: Welcome to MOC!!

Larry

[husker_fan]

Jumping in with another link for everyone.

http://www.surpluscenter.com

They have a ton of hydraulic stuff and a lot of NOS parts they've bought from companies. I built a log splitter and bought everything from them but the steel.

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