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"Lousy Job" to work on, very frustrating, I'll bet you only do this "ONCE", get the "Steersman nut", keep it oiled or greased for "Trouble free" operation. Glad you got it out, clean out the tilt tube well, or just replace it. I grease and oil my engine's zirk fittings almost every time I go out, takes just a minute, I keep the grease gun in the car. I use 90 w synthetic oil (lower unit oil) to lube the "Steersman nut".