Mercury 75 Service Manual page 518

2. Install steering cable mounting tube into mount-
ing bracket with 2 adjustment nuts and tab lock
washers, as shown in Figure 3. Be sure that long-
er threaded end of tube is toward steering cable
attaching nut side of engine.
3. Temporarily adjust tube so that longer threaded
end of tube is extended out the same distance as
engine tilt tube. Do not tighten adjustment nuts at
this time.
c
b
a - Steering Cable Mounting Tube
b - Tab Lock Washers
c - Adjustment Nuts (Rounded Edge Facing Out)
Figure 3. Steering Cable Mounting Tube Installed
4. Install steering cables, as follows:
IMPORTANT: Before installing steering cables,
lubricate inside of port mounted engine tilt tube
and inside of steering cable mounting tube with
Quicksilver 2-4-C w/Teflon. Verify that rubber O-
ring seal (located in engine tilt tube) also is lubri-
cated.
a. Lubricate inside of (port) engine tilt tube with
Quicksilver 2-4-C w/Teflon. Make sure that
rubber O-ring seal (located in engine tilt tube)
also is lubricated.
b. Lubricate inside of steering cable mounting
tube with Quicksilver 2-4-C w/Teflon.
c. Insert ends of steering cables thru engine tilt
tube and cable mounting tube (Figure 4).
Thread steering cable attaching nuts onto
tubes hand-tight.
b
d
a
a - Steering Cables Routed Down Starboard Side
b - See Figure 7 for Correct Parts Sequence
c - See Figure 8 for Correct Parts Sequence
d - Seal
Figure 4. Steering Cables and Steering Link
Rods Installed
7A-4 - ATTACHMENTS/CONTROL LINKAGE
a
16959
b
c
c
16977
NOTE: Torque steering cables attaching nuts and
install locking sleeve after final tension adjustment.
5. Install steering cable seal to steering cable
mounting tube, as follows:
a. Place a mark on steering cable mounting
tube 5/8 (15.8mm) from end of tube (Figure
5).
a
b
a - 5/8 from End of Tube
b - Place Mark on Tube Here.
c - Nylon Spacer
d - O-ring
e - Cap
Figure 5. Seal Installation Sequence
b. Slide nylon spacer, O-ring and cap (from kit)
over steering cable (Figure 5).
c. Thread cap onto steering cable mounting
tube up to mark [made on tube in Step "a"
(Figure 6)].
a
a - Mark Made in Step 5a
Figure 6. Steering Cable Seal Installed
6. Install link rods (Figure 4) to engine steering
arms. Fasten each link rod to steering arm onto
top side rear hole with pivot bolt and locknut, as
shown in Figure 7. Torque each pivot bolt to 20
lbs. ft. (27.0 N
m), then thread locknut onto pivot
bolt and torque nut to 20 lbs. ft. (27.0 N
m).
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