1990 Evinrude 150 was hard to steer...now it won't turn right

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Lisa Nichols

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I made a previous post stating that my steering was hard. When I disconnected the steering cables, the motor turned freely by hand, but the steering was still hard. After greasing the steering tubes it got a little better, especially in the middle. I take it out for a spin and now it won't turn to the right. Somebody help me!!!
 
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mikeyzx2

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Re: 1990 Evinrude 150 was hard to steer...now it won't turn right

when you say it won't turn right, the steering ram is binding inside the tube right? it could just be crudded up, but turn the wheel back left till the rams come back out the end and look for metal-on-metal scarring, just to confirm or rule it out. mine was binding like yours and the ram was all eat up like someone took a file to it. I took a hacksaw to mine and will soon be completely replaced down to the tube itself.
 
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