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Re: How can you remove the steering cable without removing the motor?
The nut is at the end of the threads of the tilt tube. I took some pics this morning. It's a 1990 Johnson 120. And the cable does turn when I crank down on the chrome nut, and so does the ram on the port side.
Re: How can you remove the steering cable without removing the motor?
Emoney, I tried to reply and send a pic of the motor on the transom but I seem to have lost the message when I sent it. So let's try this again. I'm not planning to replace the teleflex steering cable, so I guess I'll get...
Re: How can you remove the steering cable without removing the motor?
Emoney, luckily, I didn't unscrew the tilt tube enough to do any damage, so I screwed it back to where it was when I started. I am not planning to replace the teleflex cable if I can help it, so I will get out my heavy...
Can someone please tell me if it's absolutely necessary to remove a motor off the transom and slide it over to remove a steering cable? I have a Johnson 120 on the back of a 1988 Bayliner Trophy, and the steering is frozen. I've removed the steering link arm from the end of the cable shaft and...
I apologize in advance if I'm asking something that's already been asked and answered. I'm new here, but I've read enough threads in the forums to know that you guys support each other and try to help each other find answers, so here goes. I have a 1988 Johnson 120 VRO. I had tried to crank...
