1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 244Get this manual
aSteering Cable Mounting Tube (Temporarily Adjust so That Tube Extends Out Same Distance as Engine Tilt Tube)Tab ockAdjustment Nuts
BMark Made in Step "B"
Figure 3Steering Cable Mounting Tube Installed
FIgure 5Steering Cable Seal Installed
3Ins tall leering cable seal to tee ring cable mou rH ing lube
INSTALLING RIDE-GUIDE STEERING CABLES
IMPORTANT: Lubricate Inside of engine tilt tube and Inside of steering cable mounting tube and rubber0" ring seal (located in engine tilt tube) with Multipurpose Lubricant (C-92-75605) before Installing steering cablesILubricate nsi de of engi ne tilt tube and inside of tee ring cabl mounting tube wilh Multipurpose Lubrican1i"lake ure liLat rubber" ring sea) (located in ngine tilt tube) is lubricated
as fo llows: Place mark leering cable mo nling ube( 16mmfrom nd of tu be (Figure 4) bSlide nylon pacer"ring nd cap (from kit) over steering cable(Figure 4) cThread cap onto leering cable moun ting lube up to markmade on tube in Stepa")( FiSlIfe 5)