Mercury 225 EFI Service Manual page 687

ATTACHMENTS / CONTROL LINKAGE
Thread cap (e) onto steering cable mounting tube, up to mark (a).
STEERING CABLE INSTALLATION - PORT OUTBOARD
IMPORTANT: Lubricate inside of port outboard's tilt tube and rubber O-ring seal lo-
cated inside tilt tube with 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon, before installing
steering cable.
Lubricate inside of port outboard's tilt tube and rubber O-ring seal (a) with 2-4-C Marine
Lubricant with Teflon.
Insert steering cable end (b) (steering cable routed down starboard side of boat) through
tilt tube (c) of port outboard and thread steering cable attaching nut (d) onto tilt tube hand
tight.
NOTE: Torque steering cable attaching nut only after final steering adjustments have
been made.
STEERING LINK ROD INSTALLATION
Steering link rods MUST BE secured between outboard steering arm and steering
cable end, using special washer head bolt (10-849838) and two nylon insert lock-
nuts (11-826709113), as shown. Both special washer head bolt and nylon insert
locknuts MUST BE tightened as specified.
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90-884294 OCTOBER 2001