Shift Linkage Adjustment - Evinrude E-TEC E40DRLSCB Service Manual

IMPORTANT:
Perform the following procedures
before returning outboard to service:
•
Index all spark plugs. Refer to Spark Plug
Indexing on p. 76.
•
Adjust timing pointer and check engine timing.
Refer to TIMING ADJUSTMENTS on p. 142.
•
Use Evinrude Diagnostics software to start pow-
erhead break-in oiling. Refer to Powerhead
Break-In on p. 98.
•
Prime oiling system. Refer to Oiling System Oil
Supply Priming on p. 56.
•
Run outboard and check for water, fuel, or oil
leaks.
•
Make sure engine reaches correct operating
temperature and does not overheat.

Shift Linkage Adjustment

Adjust shift linkage as follows:
•
Loosen adjustment screws on shift lever.
•
Be sure that ball is centered in detent assembly.
•
Adjust shift lever so that the screw hole in shift
rod lever lines up with the hole in the gearcase
shift rod when gearcase is in neutral.
•
When correctly adjusted, the shift lever will be
parallel with the vertical line of the outboard,
and the distance between the shift lever pin and
the center of the shift cable trunnion pocket
should be approximately 7 in. (17.8 cm).
IMPORTANT:
The shift rod height is the most
critical of these adjustments and should not be
moved during this procedure. Refer to SHIFT
ROD ADJUSTMENT on p. 280.
POWERHEAD INSTALLATION
•
Tighten adjustment screws to 60 to 84 in. lbs. (7
to 9.5 N·m).
3
2
1. Adjustment screws
2. Shift detent assembly
3. Shift lever pin
4. Trunnion pocket
5. 7 inch dimension
POWERHEAD
5
4
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