Seafirst MO150H-R1 Hydraulic Steering - Will It Fit Mercury 50 HP EFI? (Part 3)

00:00 Why I decided to use MO150H-R1-18 (cylinder SOC 3016H-R1, where R1 is about a plate that is hooked to your outboard, "R1" for Mercury).

1:54 Why MO150H (up to 150 HP, cylinder SOC3016H-R1), and not MO100H (up to 100 HP, cylinder SOC2512H) or MO350H (up to 350 HP, cylinder SOC3520H-R1)?

** BEGIN INSTALLATION ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION **
(Spoiler: you should have started NOT according to the instructions, see later. But there is also something to watch here.)

3:21 Center the rod and cylinder.
4:12 About the plate of SOC 3016H-R1 cylinder and set it on Mercury EFI 50HP.
6:12 Why it make no sense to center the outboard in advance. Continue cylinder setup.
8:39 Support rod assembly.
11:08 Don't assembly the support rod in advance, check a room in your transom. There are some shortcomings in the instructions.
11:55 Support rod greasing and mounting.
14:09 Inconvenience to do this alone.

15:33 **How could you fit 20mm support rod here?!** I THINK MO350H WOULD NOT FIT TO MERCURY 50 HP EFI.

16:22 Rod protection, let's do.
18:40 Adjustment nut and spacer rings.

** AND NOW IT’S ALL AGAIN! **

26:03 Instruction shortcomings.
26:29 Step 1 and 2. 1.5T washers, spacers, nuts. The correct installation sequence is: first the cylinder, then the support rod - the first two steps.
26:59 Step 3. Adjustment nut INSTALLED INCORRECTLY !!! (Continue watching).
27:24 Step 4: Center the cylinder and install the 1.5T washers.
28:46 About washers.

29:36 Step 5. Installing the arms and centering the motor - full details.
31:17 Step 6. Measure d1 and d2 gaps, select spacers and install them.
34:26 Step 7. Tightening all nuts with torque - methods without assistants.

36:02 Eliminating gaps with adjustment nut. No clear instruction.

37:44 **A MISTAKE IS DETECTED IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE ADJUSTMENT NUT.* Excuses. Explanations about tightening the nuts and meditating on the right tolerance. Recommendations for SearFist to improve the instructions.

41:00 Step 9. Checking movement on all axes.

42:44 Conclusion.

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The Complete Guide to Critical Components in Your Hydraulic System and Bleeding Procedures - 3 Part Video Series.
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Part I:    • Hydraulic Steering Criticals And Simp...  
Part II:    • Hydraulic Steering Bleeding Explained...  
Part III:    • Don't use this bleeding procedure and...  

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FULL PROJECT FOR HYDRAULIC + AUTOPILOT ON MERCURY.
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Part 1:    • I want to steer softly or not at all!...  
Start of a project to replace mechanical steering wheels with hydraulic ones. Let's figure out how the mechanical steering works and install a helm pump.

Part 2:    • SearFirst Hydraulic Steering And Hy-P...  
About fittings when you want to inject a reversing autopilot pump to your hydraulic SearFirst steering.

Part 3:    • Seafirst MO150H-R1 Hydraulic Steering...  
Let's see if Seafirst MO150H-R1 will fit on Mercury 40, 50, 60 EFI. Ultimate installation instruction with all problems you may met.

Part 4:    • Hy-ProDrive PR+ / Raymarine Autopilot...  
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Part 5:    • Simrad NAC-2 and AP44 Packaging Revie...  
Autopilot NAC-2 + AP44 + Precision 9 packaging and preparation of mounting holes (bonus: briefly iSocket Multi Liquid Detector)

Part 6:    • Precision 9 Compass and iSocket Level...  
Simrad Precision 9 installation with iSocket Float Sensor to detect flood near the compass.

Part 7:    • Epic Drama of Filling and Bleeding Th...  
Final connections and filling, passing through the hull of the boat.

Part 8:    • Hydraulic Steering Bleeding Procedure...  
Correcting the consequences of the bleeding procedure and eliminating the backlash.

Part 9:    • DEUTSCH Connectors Basics (DT Series)...  
A neat way to connect your AP to NAC-2.

Part 10:    • Simrad AP44 Installation and Some Cal...  
Installation of the Simrad AP44 autopilot controller, commissioning with the NAC-2 autopilot and some calibration of the virtual rudder (VRF).

BONUSES:
Simrad AP44 and NAC-2 update:    • How To Update Simrad AP44 & NAC-2?  
Correct volume for the autopilot (AP) pump:    • How To Size Autopilot Pump Correctly ...  
Bleeders on SearFirst ram:    • What bleeders are used in the SeaFirs...  
Chinese junk for bleeding steering system:    • Hydraulic Steering Bleed Kit Junk, Se...  
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