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.