Yamaha T8 Rigging Manual page 486

Outboard Rigging Guide - 2001
3) Remove three screws securing the shift
side cover.
4) Remove two tabs on junction unit shift side
and pull out the cable clamps.
5) Move the remote control lever between for-
ward and reverse positions at the first sta-
tion several times and place the shift cam
in the junction unit in neutral.
Check if the grooves on the cam and cable
end are offset each other.
Repeat the check at the second station.
6) If the grooves are not offset, either of the
sensors may be defective.
Adjust the sensor position, or replace the
sensor if unadjustable.
If grooves are offset, use the following
steps to eliminate the offset.
7) Remove cable clamp and pull out the shift
cable.
8) Loosen the rod nut on the cable and move
the cable end so that the offset is eliminat-
ed.
NOTE:
At neutral, the distance from the clamp groove
of the shift cable to the edge of the cable end
is 169 mm (0.67 in.) when properly adjusted.
9) Run shift cable through shift rack and fix it
with the cable clamp.
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