1980 Chris craft 253 Catalina with a 350 & pre alpha outdrive, old style transom plate with old style actuator. I can’t for the life of me narrow this down… I’ve got a working pump, brand new steering cable & helm, tight fittings all around, no air in the system, the pump is churning when I steer with engine running, actuator moving but it’s the heaviest steering I’ve felt in a long time… what am I missing ? Maybe the tube that the steering cable goes in to, then into the actuator maybe I have it threaded too far one way ? Maybe it just needs to be adjusted ? But even with steering cable, and drive disconnected, and a line disconnected, it’s still a struggle to move that ram even by hand down at the t plate area. Any help is appreciated. Now that I look at that photo I attached, I may have the spacing wrong on the tube, could that be it ? But it’s still a bear even by hand disconnected
