Water Pump Not Pumping

[bassin247]

I Just Replaced The Water Pump On My Merc 150xr6 Its A 1999 Has Maybe 35 Hrs Of Run Time Since New It Was Pumping The Last Time I Ran It Last Year I Put 3 New Gaskets Back On The Way They Came Off Turned The New Impeller In Clockwise Like They Say Do And I Have Had It Apart I Know 10 Times Messing With It And All Water Inlets Are Clean And All Hoses And Pee Hole Are Open Any Info Would Be A Big Help also my steering is hard to turn i took the cables off and cleaned the rods and it still is real tight what should i do to fix it outside of replacing it thanks

[boats.net]

If you are running on flusher, then put it in water and try, if still have problems then may need to replace water pump housing as well.
May need a new steering cable, cable may be bad.

[bassin247]

The Housing Is New Also THATS WHAT I DID I PUT THE MOTOR IN THE WATER AND STILL NOT PUMPING I THINKTHE STEERING IS SEEZED UP FROM NOT BEING USED IS THERE SUMTHING YOU CAN PUT ON THE RODS TO MAKE IT ANY EASIER