HULL AND BODY
7.16
2004 Four Stroke PWC Service Manual
Steering Cable Installatio n
1. Insert the new cable through the rear thru--hull fitting
from the back of the watercraft following the routing
you noted in removal.
NOTE: Verify that there are no sharp bends or kinks in the
cable before proceeding to the next step.
2. Slide the black thru--hull nut onto the steering cable
from inside the engine compartment.
3. Apply marine--grade silicone to the thru--hull fitting
threads.
4. Tighten the thru--hull fitting nut to 52 in.lbs. (6 Nm)
5. Turn locking plate flat towards thru--hull nut face.
Tighten nut to 28 ft.lbs. (39 Nm)
6. Lightly grease the upper steering linkage.
7. Thread steering cable into adjusting nut. Loosely fit
adjusting nut bracket onto steering column base.
8. Install steering cable rod--end on top side of steering
arm clamp. Using a new Nylok nut, torque nut to 8
ft.lbs (11 Nm).
9. Follow steering cable alignment procedures on page
6.13.
10. When finished, verify adjusting nut clamp fasteners
are torqued to 8 ft.lbs. (11 Nm)
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