Actually, swivel pulleys aren’t supposed to be used at the motor connection. Non-swivel pulleys supposedly stay flat. Whether that would cure the touching or not, is hard to say. The real reason for using non-swivel pulleys there is to prevent them from spinning and twisting the cable up.
EDIT: Example of non-swivel pulleys (Not mine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVINRUDE-JOHNSON-377440-ROPE-CABLE-PULLEY-STEERING-CONNECTOR-ANCHOR-BRACKET-4/114236544184?hash=item1a990754b8:g:BQUAAOSwQBNezIiD
