Section 14 STEERING SYSTEM
Subsection 01 (STEERING SYSTEM)
Assembly
Assembly is the reverse process of disassembly,
make sure of the following when doing assembly:
– Water hose must be installed from the out side
to the inside of hull by turning it, oriented to-
wards valve.
Tighten gear clamps no. 35 manually to 1.7 N•m
(15 lbf•in).
CROSS SUPPORT PLATE
Disassembly
GTX 4-TEC Series
For LH Side Cross Support Plate
Remove Gooseneck pipe, exhaust pipe and LH
muffler (refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM).
For RH Side Cross Support Plate
Remove resonator (refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM).
All Models
For RH and LH Cross Support Plates
Remove side vane and cylinder support assembly
as mentioned above.
Unscrew the screw no. 24.
1
F18K0XA
1. Remove screw
Remove cross support plate no. 36 from the in-
side of bilge.
Assembly
Assembly is the reverse process of disassembly,
make sure of the following when doing assembly:
– Check for cracks and deterioration of screw
threads on cross support plate, change if nec-
essary.
– Verify the condition of gaskets before installa-
tion, change if necessary.
1
F18K1BA
2
1. Gasket
2. Support plate
F18K1CA
GASKET INSTALLED ON SUPPORT PLATE
Torque screw no. 24 to 1.2 N•m(10lbf•in).
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