Install the steering shaft and thrust washer.
Install the steering shaft keeper. Apply Locquic
Primer and Nut Lock to the splines of the steering
shaft and lower mount bracket.
Install the lower mount bracket and a new locking
nut with its unstaked side facing the mount
bracket. Align the bracket with the steering arm
and tighten the nut to a torque of 130 to 150 ft. lbs.
(176 to 204 N·m).
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Fill the swivel bracket with Triple-Guard grease
through the grease fitting on the bracket's port
side. Lubricate the tilt tube, swivel bracket, and
stern brackets through the two forward grease fit-
tings.
Install the exhaust housing. Refer to Exhaust
Housing Installation on p. 243.
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MIDSECTION
STERN BRACKET
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