15hp mercury help

[monkey]

Hi , cant seem to tighten steering friction on merc 15hp 2008 2 stroke . There is a sticker saying increase decrease and co-pilot . And the plastic handle thing that flops up and down but I cant work it out . Any help appreciated , cheers

[Max...]

It goes side to side not up and down.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by monkey

Hi , cant seem to tighten steering friction on merc 15hp 2008 2 stroke . There is a sticker saying increase decrease and co-pilot . And the plastic handle thing that flops up and down but I cant work it out . Any help appreciated , cheers

I think the plastic handle is for carrying the motor
There's a red lever above it as in the pic

[uncle al]

just tighten the nut in the centre, obveusly moving the obm from side to side untill it feals ok for you, the spanner size i used was a well worn 9/16af bought when I was an apprentice many moons ago.

[monkey]

Thanks everyone , mine does not have the lever ? Does that mean its broke or can I just spanner it? mine looks like this

[PeterM]

Might have a spare friction thingy in the garage. I'll look later...

[uncle al]

it looks as if it has been removed, is the stud still there?If it is its a simple job to re-fit all the bits, a picture from the spares list would make it easyer for you.

[monkey]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Might have a spare friction thingy in the garage. I'll look later...

That would be great , thanks.

[monkey]

Originally Posted by uncle al

it looks as if it has been removed, is the stud still there?If it is its a simple job to re-fit all the bits, a picture from the spares list would make it easyer for you.

Yes there is a stud there, I will get some more close up pictures later when I get home . Thanks for the advice , will try find exploded spares diagram.

[monkey]

Mercury Marine 10 HP SEA PRO SWIVEL BRACKET AND STEERING HANDLE Parts

not really making sense to me how it works

[uncle al]

all it is, is a washer and acouple of fibre discs with a metal handleto adjust the tension is wether you loosen or tighten the nut that holds it all together.The nut can be a sod to start sometimes so be careful with it.
That is not your swivel bracket, its the wrong picture
try a later (year) model one that shows the friction devise

[chris 1931]

Do you want a service manual might have one on PDF


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[PeterM]

I think this is the sort of thing you need .no idea how it fits .if it's what you need after looking at parts pics its yours

[uncle al]

the hardest part is getting the damn nut started without cross threading it.
it is the same setup on a lot of their smaller obms,

[monkey]

That does indeed look like just what I need . I would be most gratefull to receive it . I don't mind paying for it , how much doo you want ? Thanks

[PeterM]

Is sat in my garage for near four years.... PM me your address and I'll send it you