How do you lubricate a Waverunner steering cable?
normally if you remove the steering cable from the ski, and hang it vertically, you can slip a small diameter hose over the top of the shaft, clamp it around the sheath, and fill it with penetrant or wd40, and within 24-48 hrs oil seeps in and frees up the cable.
How to repair power steering on Mercury Cougar XR7?
Place the front half of the control valve with new gasket on the actuator rod and install the two 1/2″ bolts. Now, place and position the return spring and all washers/spacers in the exact order back on rod. Tighten the 1/2″ nut all the way until snug, then back it off no more than 1/4 turn.
What causes loose steering on a Mercury Cougar?
If it is not leaking, it is probably okay. Loose steering is not a symptom of control valve trouble; however, a leak or hard steering may be. Very often loose steering is due to an idler arm or ball joint being worn, which brings me to the control valve’s other half; the ball stud and slider.
Where is the grease zerk on a Cougar XR7?
The grease zerk is on the underside of the control valve. If yours has a plug in it, it is a good idea to remove and replace the plug with a grease nipple to give the slider some lubrication and extend its life expectancy. Now is also a good time to squeeze some grease into the other grease fittings.
Place the front half of the control valve with new gasket on the actuator rod and install the two 1/2″ bolts. Now, place and position the return spring and all washers/spacers in the exact order back on rod. Tighten the 1/2″ nut all the way until snug, then back it off no more than 1/4 turn.
If it is not leaking, it is probably okay. Loose steering is not a symptom of control valve trouble; however, a leak or hard steering may be. Very often loose steering is due to an idler arm or ball joint being worn, which brings me to the control valve’s other half; the ball stud and slider.
The grease zerk is on the underside of the control valve. If yours has a plug in it, it is a good idea to remove and replace the plug with a grease nipple to give the slider some lubrication and extend its life expectancy. Now is also a good time to squeeze some grease into the other grease fittings.