Mercury Mariner 200, 225 Optimax Outboards Service Manual, 90-855348, Page 488Get this manual

Mercury Mariner 200, 225 Optimax Outboards Service Manual, 90-855348, Page 488

Opposite Side Routed Steering Cables and Attaching Kit Installation (One Cable Routed down Starboard Side of Boat and One Cable Routed down Port Side of Boat) SUPER RIDE-GUIDE STEERING KIT INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Steering cable must be installed into tilt tube of port outboard before outboard is mounted on boat transomInstall Super Ride-Guide Steering Kit in accordance with instructions included with Super Ride-Guide Kit
Locking retainer corner tabs MUST BE bent up and against flats on each bolt that secures mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube, to prevent bolts from turning outInstall Steering Cable mounting tube into mounting bracket with adjusting nuts and locking tab washersVerify longer threaded end of tube is toward center of boat transomTemporarily adjust tube, so that longer threaded end of tube extends out the same distance as the outboard tilt tubeDo not tighten adjustment nuts at this time
STEERING CABLE INSTALLATION STARBOARD OUTBOARD IMPORTANT: Mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube MUST BE secured to outboard swivel bracket, using 58 in(16mm) long bolts supplied with this dual cabledual outboard attaching kitSecure mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube, onto swivel bracket of starboard outboardC 51891Steering Cable Mounting Tube (End of Tube with Longer Threads Toward Center of Boat Transom)Mounting BracketLocking Tab Washers (2)Adjustment Nuts (Flats of Nuts Facing Toward Locking Tab Washer)