Shift And Throttle Cable Installation To The Outboard; Shift Cable Installation - Mercury 75 Service Manual

3. Push the connector and plug into the holder (e).
4. Insert the battery cables and remote wiring har-
ness into the rubber grommet. Reinstall the star-
board side rubber grommet into the cowl. Push
the cowl seal back in place.
Shift and Throttle Cable
Installation To The Outboard
Install the shift cable and throttle cable into the re-
mote control and mount the remote control following
instructions which are provided the remote control.
NOTE: Install the shift cable before the throttle cable.
The shift cable is the first cable to move when the
remote control handle is moved into gear.
7A-24 - ATTACHMENTS/CONTROL LINKAGE
e

Shift Cable Installation

1. Pull up the cowl seal and remove the port side
rubber grommet (a).
a
2. Position the remote control and outboard into
neutral.
3. Slide shift actuator (b) toward the rear of engine
(reverse gear) until resistance is felt. Measure
distance (c) between mounting stud and barrel
retainer.
4. Push the cable end (d) in (towards cable barrel)
until resistance is felt. Adjust the cable barrel (e)
to attain distance (c).
e
5. Place cable barrel into retainer and fasten the
cable end to mounting stud with nylon washer (f)
and locknut (g). Tighten locknut against the nylon
washer, then back-off the locknut 1/4 turn.
90-830234R3 DECEMBER 1997
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c
b
g
f