Mercury Mariner Outboard 225 3 Litre Service Manual 1994, Page 346Get this manual
STEERING SYSTEM TENSION ADJUSTMENT (PARALLEL ROUTED STEERING CABLES)
Tighten steering cable attaching nuts of each steering cable to torque of 35 lbft(47.4 Nm)NOTE: Cable attaching nuts with "V' groove around outer circumference are self locking and do not require locking sleevesInstall rubber bumpers (a) on inside of each locking sleeve (b)
IMPORTANT: For proper operation of this dual cable dual outboard steering installation, there MUST BE proper tension in the steering systemNOT ENOUGH tension will cause slack (pl ay) in steer ing systemTOO
MUCH tension will cause steering cables to bindPer-
form the following steps to correctly adjust tensionLoosen adjustment nuts and pull steering cable mounting
tube (by hand) away from end of steering cable (to remove slack in steering system Tighten adjustment nuts against
mounting bracket and check system for slack (play If
steering system is too tight, readjust tube toward end of
steering cable or, if too much slack (play) exists in systemreadjust tube away from end of steering cableTighten nuts against mounting bracket and readjust, if necessary