Stiff steering ?

[ilove2fixx]

Hello , i have a 2003 bayliner 175 with the 3.0 mercury inboard . My issue is the steering is very syiff, i just want to go ahead and change the whole thing it looks pretty simple but i want to know is ot ok to grease up the rod in the back? Or is that a no no? Maybe thats whats making it hard to steer ? Because in the beginning the rod had Hard like baked on grease and maybe thats what was causing the friction.. so i cleaned it all up and put a lot of new all putpose grease ?

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... Yer headed the right way,...

But insteada just greasin' that rod, disconnect it, 'n pull it oughta the tube, 'n clean, then grease inside the tube to fix yer steerin',....

 

[ilove2fixx]

Hey bud, i also heard i can disconnect it from the back and see if the steering is better.. i did , and the steering was a little better , but not like "butter" like some said it should be? After unhooking the cable from the back , I did move the drive from outside and it moves with one hand , but to the left it makes a rubber friction squeege noise ? Is that normal ?

 

[ilove2fixx]

I did what u said, and it steers fine with 2 fingers or even 1 but harder unhooked, but once hooked its hard ? How easy is the outdrive supposed to move ? And how far to each side ?

 

[PatinIdaho]

Its your cable. Grease the outdrive and either replace or try lubing the cable. Just like the other forum you posted to and these helpful guys are telling ya.

 

[ilove2fixx]

Its your cable. Grease the outdrive and either replace or try lubing the cable. Just like the other forum you posted to and these helpful guys are telling ya.

yeah i guess ill take it out and check the length and order a new wholes cable and rack, correct? or just cable?

 

[PatinIdaho]

I would assume you can order just a cable although im not positive.