1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 249Get this manual
STEERING SYSTEM TENSION ADJUSTMENT IMPORTANT: After this dual steering cable aUachment kit Is Installed, there must be proper tension In forward mounted steering cable for this attachment kit to operate properlyNot enough tension will cause slack (or play) In steering systemToo much tension will cause steering cables to bindPerform the following steps to adjust lor correct tensionITu rn teering wheelthru ent ire ra nge and heck for sla (play) or 10 muc tightness in teering sy ste m2I too muc slac (or pla y) exi sts in teerLng systemadju tu be !o ward nd of steering cableas ho wn in Fig ure 8Tighl en adju stme nt nu ts and recheck syste mReadj ust if necessar y3If leering syste is loa tigh!adjus! tube awa from nd of teering cableFigure 10) Retigh te nu ts nd rec heck leeTi ng sys te mReadjus if necessary
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Figure 7Swivel Assembly