Volvo Penta Aquamatic 250C Workshop Manual page 23

IMPORTANT! It is extremely important that the
clips are fitted correctly, otherwise they can damage
adjacent hoses as well as hinder the movements of
the drive.
7. Push the control cable out through the mounting
collar and fit it into the outboard drive. Install the lock-
ing plate (39) so that it locks in the cable groove.
8. Check to make sure that the control lever and the
drive shaft lever are in neutral. Slacken the lock nut
for the yoke (11) and turn the yoke on the thread of
the control rod (10) so that when it is connected to the
shift lever, the position of the reverse check rod (6) is
such that the rod comes in contact with (without force
being used) the bracket of the retaining pawl at "A".
Lock the yoke (11) with the lock nut in this position,
see Fig. 30. Thus there must not be any play axially
on the reverse check rod (6).
9. Screw the lock nut and the securing block on the
control cable, adjust the shift cable (7) securing block
(9) so that the block can be easily inserted in the hole
in the gear yoke. Move the control lever to "Forward"
and check that the corner "C" on the gear yoke (8)
does not catch in the housing, see Fig. 30.
10. Pull down the retaining pawl against the stop (the
stop lugs) on the journalling (48) and release the lock
nut for the thrust sleeve (2). Adjust the thrust sleeve
with the retaining pawl still down so that the sleeve
comes to the level of or max. 0.5 mm (0.02") below
the contour of the yoke, see B. Fig. 30. Lock the
thrust sleeve with the counternut. Then press the
drive forwards towards the locating pin and check that
the upper end of the thrust rod (3) is not in contact
with the thrust plate of the lift. When the lift (1) is tilted
up, the retaining pawl is released, see Fig. 30.
Fig. 28
11. The hooking of the retaining pawl on the locating
pin is checked by pulling the drive first backwards and
then in both the outer steering positions. After this,
check that the electro-mechanical lift (1) releases the
retaining pawl from the locating pin when the drive is
tipped up. With the drive released fully downwards
and the locating pin in the very inside hole, clearance
should be assured between the thrust plate of the lift
and the release rod of the retaining pawl.
Fig. 29
Fig. 30
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