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trainfan1

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 10 May 2007 18:55:10 -0700, wrote:

Thanks, that's what I needed. So it's not hydraulic at all, inside the
console is the round pinion box and the black cable. I'll see about
getting the proper grease gun to add grease, but other wise, I'll move
the cable and replace it. Thanks-

What you have is a rotary steering vs rack/pinion.

In general, it's usually the cable, but it doesn't have to be. You
might want to check around the engine pivot points for fittings and
give the joints some grease - it might free things up.

& try a good synthetic grease in a gun - Lucas Red 'N Tacky is excellent
for steering cables & all Zerks in the marine environment.

Rob