Evinrude E-tec 75 HP Service Manual page 254

MIDSECTION
STERN BRACKET
Install the steering shaft keeper. Apply Locquic
Primer and Nut Lock to the splines of the steering
shaft and lower mount bracket.
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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 torque the nut to 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. 249.
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