Steering Link Rod Fasteners - Mercury 225 User Manual

a - Spring
b - Sight bowl
c - Ring nut
d - Ring nut lock
e - Bracket
6. Pull out the filter element. Wash it with cleaning solvent and allow it to dry.
7. Push the filter element into the cover.
8. Place the O-ring seal into its proper position on the sight bowl and reinstall sight bowl with ring nut. Tighten
ring nut securely.
9. Reinstall fuel filter to the bracket. Align slot on the ring nut lock with one of the tabs on the ring nut. Tighten
bolts.
IMPORTANT: Visually inspect for fuel leakage from the filter by squeezing the primer bulb until firm, forcing fuel
into the filter.
10. Reinstall bracket to the engine.

Steering Link Rod Fasteners

IMPORTANT: The steering link rod that connects the steering cable to the engine must be fastened using special
washer head bolt ("e" - Part Number 10-856680) and self-locking nylon insert locknuts ("d" -Part number & "b" -
Part Number 11-826710 13). These locknuts must never be replaced with common nuts (non-locking) as they will
work loose and vibrate off freeing the link rod to disengage.
Disengagement of a steering link rod can result in the boat taking a full, sudden, sharp turn. This potentially
violent action can cause occupants to be thrown overboard exposing them to serious injury or death.
MAINTENANCE
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b
c
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f - Cover
g - O-ring
h - Filter element
i - O-ring
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