Carelessly damaged steering cable found on my new old Haines signature 540

[desertislander]

Have a talk to Graeme from Hydrive Qld. They are located in Cleveland. Best system will depend on the splashwell set up more than anything else on a rig that size.

Thanks Scott, Thats exactly what I did in the end and went with the Bull horn kit and fitted it myself, slowly following the detailed instructions and finally adding the oil yesterday with help from my neighbour bleeding it. I shall take her out for a trial run in a week or two when the Xmas madness has quietened down a bit on the bay, can't wait

[Crunchy]

Good decision there mate. Just to re-iterate what Scottar said, rinse off the rams after every trip and spray with some light protector (inox, WD40, lanox etc but not oil or grease)

[desertislander]

Well, I have been out a few times now and appart from some initial looseness in the steering from some lingering air locks which were very minimal, it self cleared after a few days and since a final fluid top up last week she has been in top form, no play and very responsive so very happy. Thanks to all the guys on here for their guidance, a very positive outcome