Mercury 150 EFI Service Manual page 592

Place a mark (a) on steering cable mounting tube (b) 5/8 in. (16 mm) from end of mounting
tube. Slide plastic spacer (c), O-ring (d) and cap (e) over steering cable.
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 with Teflon, before installing steering cable.
Lubricate inside of port outboard's tilt tube and rubber O-ring seal (a) with 2-4-C with Te-
flon.
Insert steering cable end (b) thru tilt tube (c) of port outboard and thread steering cable
attaching nut (d) onto tilt tube hand tight.
NOTE: Torque steering cable attaching nuts only after final steering adjustments have
been made.
90-883728 JULY 2001
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a
a
d
d c
c
ATTACHMENTS / CONTROL LINKAGE
5/8 in. (16 mm)
d
e
c 51890
51890
e
a
51890
b
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