by AdamDK » Mar 14, 2018 9:20 pm
Think of this logically.
There's only 1 model year difference between the 88's and 89's.
There's absolutely no way Merc would change the steering arm assembly. If they did, then everyone buying 1989 model year Mercs (and newer) would have had to buy all new steering systems, or adapters, to make their existing steering they had installed work with the new motor.
My dad has dual cable teleflex steering in his J-Craft. He went from using a 1970 Tower of Power 115HP Merc to a 1983/84 150HP Merc XR2 (which seized), back to a 1980 Merc 115HP. He never had to replace or adapt the steering.
Think of this logically.
There's only 1 model year difference between the 88's and 89's.
There's absolutely no way Merc would change the steering arm assembly. If they did, then everyone buying 1989 model year Mercs (and newer) would have had to buy all new steering systems, or adapters, to make their existing steering they had installed work with the new motor.
My dad has dual cable teleflex steering in his J-Craft. He went from using a 1970 Tower of Power 115HP Merc to a 1983/84 150HP Merc XR2 (which seized), back to a 1980 Merc 115HP. He never had to replace or adapt the steering.