Opposite Side Routed Steering Cables And Attaching Kit Installation - Mercury Optimax 115 Service Manual

ATTACHMENTS / CONTROL LINKAGE
After installation is complete [and before operating outboard(s)], check that boat
will turn right when steering wheel is turned right and that boat will turn left when
steering wheel is turned left. Check steering thru full range (left and right) at all
tilt angles to assure interference-free movement.
Adjust trim tabs of both outboards, as outlined in "Trim Tab Adjustment", following.

Opposite Side Routed Steering Cables and Attaching Kit Installation

(One Cable Routed down Starboard Side of Boat and One Cable Routed down Port
Side of Boat)
SUPER RIDE-GUIDE STEERING KIT INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: Steering cable must be installed into tilt tube of port outboard before
outboard is mounted on boat transom.
Install Super Ride-Guide Steering Kit in accordance with instructions included with Super
Ride-Guide Kit.
STEERING CABLE INSTALLATION - STARBOARD OUTBOARD
IMPORTANT: Mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube MUST BE secured
to outboard swivel bracket, using 5/8 in. (16 mm) long bolts supplied with this dual
cable - dual outboard attaching kit.
Secure mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube, onto swivel bracket of star-
board outboard.
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Locking retainer corner tabs MUST BE bent up and against flats on each bolt that
secures mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube, to prevent bolts
from turning out.
Install Steering Cable mounting tube into mounting bracket with 2 adjusting nuts and 2
locking tab washers. Verify longer threaded end of tube is toward center of boat transom.
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Mounting Bracket for Steering Cable Mounting Tube
"J" Clip - Supplied with Outboard
Locking Retainers (2)
Bolts (4) - 5/8 in. (16 mm) Long - Torque to 100 lb. in. (11.5 Nm), Then Bend
Corner Tabs of Locking Retainers Up and Against Flats on Each Bolt.
WARNING
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WARNING
90-855347R1 JANUARY 1999