1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 248Get this manual
2! nsta!! steering cable moun ing tube into mounti ng bracket wi adjustment nut and tab lock, as shown in figure 3Be sure that longer, threaded nd of tube is toward steering cable attaching nut side of engine INSTALLING RIDE-GUIDE STEERING CABLES
IMPORTANT: Lubricate Inside of engine lilt tube and Inside of steering cable mounting tube and rubber" ring seal (located In engine tilt tube) with Multipurpose Lubricant (C-92-75605) before installing steering cablesI Lubricat insid of engine tilt tube and inside steering cabl mo unting tube with Multipurpose LubricantMake sure tha rubber" ring seal (located in engi ne tilt tube) is lubri cated2In sert nd of steering cables thru engine tilt tube nd cable moun ti ng tubeThread steeri ng cable at tachi ng nil ts 111 tulles hand .tight
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Figure 5Steering Cable Seal Installed
NOTf: Torqu $leering cables (tlucrillg nuis and ill stalllock ;ng sleel'es afler fi llaltell sion adju stm ent
COUPLER and STEERING LINK ROD INSTALLATION
I lid co upler onto steering cable ends and secure bracket and each sleering cable 10 coupler with bolt and loc knut ,as sho wn in Figure 6