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Originally Posted by Rockfish9
90 weight gear oil works better than anything else on these shafts, the problem is the seal and small amount of clearance between the tilt tube and the steering shaft, it wipes off most of the grease but does a poor job of keeping water out, then the grease dries up and mixes with contaminants... a squirt can full of 90 wt. applied to the extended shaft a few times a season keeps it free and happy.....lube the cable well when you get it out of the tube and you will be good for the season and beyond..be sure to apply anti seize ( the aluminum stuff copper will corrode due to dissimilar metals)
Hydraulic steering is so far superior to cable in anything but the smallest engines cables are hardly worth reinstalling when they go bad..
I've had the same Bay star system in my boat for 25 years, never had a problem with it... and it will never freeze like cable steering = no maintenance .
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Thanks for your input Joe....I know you have way more experience with this than I ever will.
Going to try replacing the cable..... this time.