Another known fact is NOT to use Wd 40 on the steering arm. Somehow when you mix that with saltwater it gums up terribly and will definitely mess up your steering in the future. I, like everyone else have had this problem before. It seems that they should make the steering-tilt tube on our outboards out of stainless instead of rusty old steel. I think you can get them that way now though. When I had my steering freeze up on my Yamaha, the mechanic at the old Tiderunner shop told me to get the cable out and clean it out the best I could, and then to get a drill bit a size slightly larger than the hole and drill it out larger. I did this and have not had a problem since. But then again, I keep the wd 40 out of it and greased up.