Mercury MerCruiser MCM 454 Mag MPI Service Manual page 201

SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 23
6. Center cable end play. Adjust cable barrel to align holes in barrel and in cable end guide
7. Temporarily install shift cable. Do not secure at this time.
IMPORTANT: Transmission is "fully" in gear when shift lever comes to a stop in either
direction.
8. Place remote control shift lever in forward gear position. Ensure transmission is fully in
9. Place remote control shift lever in the reverse gear position. Check that transmission is
10. If transmission shift lever will position properly in one gear, but not in the other, recheck
11. Reattach locknut and washer to cable end guide stud. Tighten until contacts, then loos-
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with attaching points on transmission.
Typical
a - Shift Cable End Guide
gear, as follows:
a. Hold shift lever in position.
b. Carefully slide shift cable off of anchor points.
c. Attempt to move shift lever further.
fully in gear, following same procedure.
shift cable adjustment. If transmission shift lever will not position properly in both gears,
move transmission shift lever stud (a), from top hole in shift lever to bottom hole and
recheck for proper positioning. If proper positioning is still not obtained, remote control
does not provide sufficient shift cable travel and must be replaced.
a - Shift Lever Stud (In Bottom Hole, If Required)
b - Lever, In Neutral Detent, Must Be Approximately10 Aft Of Vertical
c - Shift Lever Top Hole
en one-half turn.
MIE MODELS - HURTH TRANSMISSION
a
b
c
a
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