Manual Release Valve Adjustment - Mercury 40 Service Manual

MANUAL TILT ASSIST
8. Drive upper dowel pin (a) into its hole until seated.
a -
9. Check manual release cam adjustment. Cam must open and close freely. Adjust link rod
as necessary.

Manual Release Valve Adjustment

1. With outboard in full up position, place tilt lock lever forward.
2. Lift cam lever (with link rod) to full up position.
a -
b -
c -
3. Link rod end must snap onto ball of tilt lock lever without moving tilt lock lever or cam
lever.
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a
Dowel Pin
c
Tilt Lock Lever
Cam Lever
Link Rod
51147
a
b
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90-828631R3 MARCH 1999