Mercury MerCruiser MCM 454 Mag MPI Service Manual page 972

HURTH V-DRIVE TRANSMSSION
5. Center cable-end play, then adjust cable barrel to align holes in barrel and in cable end
guide with attaching points on transmission.
6. 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.
7. Place remote control shift lever in forward gear position. Check to ensure transmission
is fully in 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.
8. Place remote control shift lever in reverse gear position and again check to ensure trans-
mission is fully in 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.
9. If transmission shift lever will position properly in one gear, but not in the other, recheck
shift cable adjustment. If transmission shift lever will not position properly in both gears,
move transmission shift lever stud, 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.
10. Install nut and washer to cable end guide stud. Tighten until contacts, then back off one
full turn.
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a - Shift Lever Stud (In Bottom Hole, If Required)
b - Lever, In Neutral Detent, Must Be Approximately 10 Degrees Of Vertical
c - Shift Lever Top Hole
b
c
a
SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 23
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90-861326--1 MARCH 1999