Manual Release Valve Adjustment - Mercury 40 Service Manual

6. Apply 2-4-C Marine Lubricant to surface of upper
pivot pin, pivot pin hole and shock rod hole.
a
b
95
95 2-4-C w/Teflon (92-850736A1)
a - Pivot Pin
b - Pivot Pin Bore
c - Shock Rod Bore
7. Using a mallet, drive upper pivot pin into swivel
bracket and through shock rod until pivot pin is
flush with swivel bracket.
a
a - Pivot Pin
b - Swivel Bracket
c - Shock Rod
5F-36 - MID-SECTION
c
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b
c
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8. Drive upper dowel pin (a) into its hole until seated.
a
a - Dowel Pin
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 le-
ver forward.
2. Lift cam lever (with link rod) to full up position.
c
a - Tilt Lock Lever
b - Cam Lever
c - Link Rod
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
b
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90-852572R1 JANUARY 1998