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ATTACHMENTS / CONTROL LINKAGE
90-855347R1 JANUARY 1999 Page 7-5
Steering Cable Mounting Tube Installation
IMPORTANT: Spacers (b) must be installed between outboard swivel bracket and
mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube to provide proper spacing be-
tween steering cables.
Secure mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube on to swivel bracket of out-
board.
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d
a
c
c
d
b
a-Mounting Bracket for Steering Cable Mounting Tube
b-Spacer (2)
c-Locking Retainer (2)
d-Bolts (4) - 7/8 in. (22 mm) Long - Torque to 100 lb. in. (11.5 Nm), then Bend
Corner Tabs of Locking Retainers Up and Against Flats on Each Bolt
WARNING
Locking retainer corner tabs, MUST BE bent up and against flats on each bolt that
secures mounting bracket for steering cable mounting tube to outboard swivel
bracket to prevent bolts from turning out.
Install steering cable mounting tube into mounting bracket with 2 adjusting nuts and 2
locking tab washers. Verify longer threaded end of tube is toward starboard side of boat.
Temporarily adjust tube so that longer threaded end of tube extends out the same dis-
tance as the outboard tilt tube. Do not tighten adjustment nuts at this time.
51891
a
b
c
d
a-Steering Cable Mounting Tube (End of Tube with Longer Threads Toward
Starboard Side of Boat)
b-Mounting Bracket
c-Locking Tab Washers (2)
d-Adjustment Nuts (Flats of Nuts Facing Toward Locking Tab Washer)

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Mercury Optimax 115 Specifications

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BrandMercury
ModelOptimax 115
CategoryOutboard Motor
LanguageEnglish

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