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90-883728 JULY 2001 Page 7-15

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 Nm),

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 with 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 steer-

ing eye ball joints is equal to distance between threaded hole centers of steering arm ex-

tensions. 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 re-

quirement could result in steering system failure.

Mercury 200XRI User Manual

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