Mercury Mariner Outboard 225 3 Litre Service Manual 1994, Page 337Get this manual
STEERING LINK ROD INSTALLATION
Lubricate holes in ends of steering cables, with Quicksilver
2-4-C Marine LubricantAssemble steering link rods to steering cable ends of each outboardusing flat washers
Steering link rods MUST BE secured between out board steering arm and steering cable end, using special washer head bolt (10-14000) and two nylon insert locknuts (11-34863), as shownBoth special washer
and nylon insert locknutsTighten locknuts untillhey seat [DO NOT exceed 120 lbin (13.6 N'm) of torque], then
back nut off 114 turn Lubricate ball joints in steering link rods with SAE 30W Motor OilSecure link rods to outboard steering arms, using special washer head bolts (10- 14000) provided and nylon insert locknuts as shownTorque special bolts to 20 lbft(27.1 Nm) then torque locknuts to 20 lbft(271 Nm)