90-824052R3 JUNE 2002 ATTACHMENTS/CONTROL LINKAGE - 7-17
STEERING ARM EXTENSION BRACKET
INSTALLATION
Secure a steering arm extension bracket to each
outboard’s steering arm.
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a - Steering Arm (Port Outboard Shown)
b - Extension Bracket
c - Locking Retainer (2 Each Bracket)
d - Bolts (2 Each Bracket) 1-1/4 in. (31.8 mm) Long - Torque to
23 lb. ft. (31.5 N·m), Then Bend Corner Tabs of Locking
Retainers Up Against Flats on Each Bolt
WARNING
Locking retainer corner tabs MUST BE bent up
and against flats on each bolt that secures
extension bracket to outboard steering arm to
prevent bolts from turning out.
STEERING COUPLER ASSEMBLY AND
INSTALLATION
Position outboards so that they are facing straight
forward. (Distance between threaded hole centers of
steering arm extensions MUST BE equal to distance
between propeller shaft centerlines.)
Lubricate inside of rubber sleeves with 2-4-C
w/Teflon and slide sleeves on steering coupler.
Work rubber bushings onto threaded ends of
steering eyes.
Thread jam nut on starboard steering eye.
Thread steering eyes equally into coupler, so that
distance between hole centers of steering eye ball
joints is equal to distance between threaded hole
centers of steering arm extensions. Exposed threads
of steering eyes MUST BE of equal length and
threads MUST NOT extend out from coupler more
than 2-3/4 in. (70 mm).
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a - Coupler
b - Rubber Sleeve
c - Steering Eye
d - Rubber Bushing
e - Jam Nut
WARNING
Both steering eyes must be threaded into
coupler 3/4 in. (19 mm) minimum. Thread length
of steering eye is 3-1/2 in. (89 mm), so exposed
thread must not extend out of coupler more than
2-3/4 in. (70 mm). Failure to adhere to this
requirement could result in steering system
failure.
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