Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Steering Cable Installation, Steering Cable Inspection

STEERING 12-7

Steering Cable

Steering Cable Installation

•Slide a short piece of rubber or plastic tubing over the front cable end to guide the cable through the hull.

•Lubricatestallation. the outside of the new cable to ease cable in-

•Torque:

Torque - Steering Cable Nut: 39 N·m (4.0 kgf·m, 29 ft·lb)

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the cable joint bolt and the steering cable bracket mounting bolts, if re- moved.

Torque - Cable Joint Bolt: 9.8 N·m (1.0 kgf·m, 87 in·lb)

•Apply a water resistant grease to the joint ball [A].

•Adjust the steering cable (see Steering Cable Adjust- ment).

Steering Cable Inspection

•Refer to Steering Cable Inspection in the Periodic Main- tenance chapter.

Steering Cable Lubrication

NOTE

○The steering cable is sealed at each end and do not require lubrication. If the seal is damaged, the cable must be replaced.