The steering cable is fine, the problem I was having was in the actual mount that the motor itself sits on. It has one zerk fitting. I disconnected the steering cable and I was having to use all my strength to push it from side to side. I started a regime of pumping grease in it, and spraying 656, and penetrating oil onto the upper part of the tube. The other day I broke out my new heat gun and started putting 1000 degrees of heat to it and pumping in more grease. The heat worked absolutely perfect! I can push it with one hand now in both directions with very little effort. It's good enough to go ahead and slap on a new helm that should get me through at least next season if not the next two. After that I'll just break down and go hydraulic, or (depending on $$$) maybe switch to an E-Tec!
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Captain Jon
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