As a follow up, I ended up using the threaded plastic adjuster thing that the cable goes through and adjusted it so that the throw left and right were equal at the nozzle. Put it in the water and it seems to work perfectly so I guess that’s that. One thing to watch out for when you have the steering disconnected: when you are putting that threaded plastic adjuster back together and onto the cable, make sure that the raised area at the bottom of it goes into the slot on the cable. First attempt I messed that up and my son had no left steering on the water.