Froze steering

[JeffH]

If you completely loosen the starboard side nut and the motor turns to where you see cable then turns back the cable is fine. I still think the shaft with the milled flat is stuck in the steering tube so do what Scott said........

You will be bashing the cable out from port to starboard or back through the steering tube. If your steering cable is restrained or has no room to flex then you must detach your cable from the helm so the cable has somewhere to go as you smash away

[ProfessorM]

OK I got the whole thing out of the tube. Now what? Replace the whole cable. The tube is really scumbed out. Lots of hardened grease and rust. I will have to make something up at work tonite to hone it out. The shaft is pretty bad too. Seems like it is still in one piece but pretty ugly. Will I have to replace from the helm to the motor. Probably a PIA trying to snake that thing from the motor to the helm. I assume that it is a 1 piece set up. Thanks for holding my hand. Paul