Mercury 150 Operation, Maintenance And Installation Manual page 107

OUTBOARD INSTALLATION
3. Secure the shift cable with the shift cable retainer.
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a - Cable barrel
b - Shift cable retainer
4. Check the shift cable adjustments as follows:
a. Shift the remote control to forward while turning the propeller shaft. If
the propeller shaft does not lock in gear, adjust the cable barrel closer
to the cable end guide.
b. Shift the remote control into neutral. If the propeller shaft does not turn
freely without drag, adjust the barrel away from the cable end guide.
Repeat steps a and b.
c. Shift the remote control into reverse while turning the propeller shaft. If
the propeller shaft does not lock solidly in gear, adjust the barrel away
from the cable end guide. Repeat steps a through c.
d. Return the remote control handle to neutral. If the propeller shaft does
not turn freely without drag, adjust the barrel closer to the cable end
guide. Repeat steps a through d.
5. Return the safety stop switch to the "RUN" position.
THROTTLE CABLE INSTALLATION
1. Position the remote control into neutral.
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