Mercury BUSHING 832048

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, this genuine Mercury bushing restores snug alignment, protects the shaft, and lets your helm feel solid run after run. Small part, huge payoff—install once and forget about it.