Swap out that sloppy pivot point with Mercury's 23-832048 OEM bushing and bring factory-tight feel back to your SportJet or MerCruiser bracket. Moulded from Mercury's graphite-filled polymer, this little 1″-diameter sleeve weighs barely 0.02 lb yet handles thousands of steering and trim cycles without cracking or galling the shaft.. What makes it worth the fifteen-minute swap?. Self-lubricating composite-the graphite load keeps movement smooth, so you can ditch the grease gun in tight spaces.. Precision 0.63″ shoulder height centers the arm perfectly; no metal-on-metal chatter, no egg-shaped bore later.. Corrosion-proof construction shrugs off salt spray and electrolysis that chew up bronze or brass bushings.. Exact OEM outside and inside diameters drop straight into the factory bore on 90-250 hp SportJet and many 3.0 L Bravo linkages-no sanding, pressing, or shimming.. Whether you're chasing down that mystery rattle at idle or freshening a steering knuckle during a winter rebuild, thi