Shift Cable Replacement And Adjustment; Shift Cable Barrel Adjustment - Mercury BRAVO Service Manual

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Shift Cable Replacement and Adjustment

Installation Preparation
If installing a new shift cable(s), complete the hookup to the remote control and route the
shift cable(s) before starting the following procedures.

Shift Cable Barrel Adjustment

1. Shift the remote control into NEUTRAL.
2. Push in on the input shift cable end guide with enough pressure to remove free-play and
3. Pull out on the input shift cable end guide with enough pressure to remove free-play and
4. Measure the distance between marks "a" and "b," then mark position "c" halfway be-
5. Position the cable end guide at the center of free-play.
6. Adjust the barrel so that the distance between the centerline of the cable end guide
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mark position "a" on the tube.
mark position "b."
tween them. Position "c" marks the center of free-play.
mounting hole, and the centerline of the cable barrel hole is 7
the end guide in position "c").
a - Position "a"
b - Position "b"
c - Position "c"
b
c
1
7 / in.
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a
c
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/ in. (179 mm) apart (with
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