Steering Cable Specifications - Mercury MerCruiser 3.0 MPI Installation Manual

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Steering Cable Specifications

IMPORTANT: Power steering pump lugging (squealing) in a hard right turn (against lock) may
mean a steering cable has been installed that does not have the correct dimensions.
90-899883183 DECEMBER 2007
a
k
a -
Coupler nut ‑ 7/8 ‑ 14 UNF ‑ 28 thread
b -
29.8 cm (11‑3/4 in.) minimum
c -
Interface point
d -
12.7 mm (1/2 in.) maximum
e -
10.7 mm (27/64 in.) minimum flat
f -
3.1 mm (7/64 in.) minimum radius
c
b
e
f
j
l
g -
15.9 mm (5/8 in.) maximum diameter
end fitting
h -
9.5 mm (3/8 in.)
i -
9.8 mm (3/8 in.) diameter through hole
(chamfered each side)
j -
34.9 mm (1‑3/8 in.) maximum
k -
15.9 mm (5/8 in.) diameter tube
l -
Cable travel: mid‑travel position ‑
42.9 cm (16‑7/8 in.) total travel to
be20.3 cm (8 in.) minimum to 22.8 cm
(9 in.) maximum travel each side of
mid‑travel position ‑ 1.02 cm (4 in.)
minimum to 114 mm (4‑1/2 in.)
maximum
REMOTE CONTROLS
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g
C L
h
i
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