Installation - Mercury 225 EFI Service Manual

OUTBOARD MOTOR INSTALLATION

Installation

IMPORTANT: Step 1 must be followed for proper adjustment of the shift cable.
1. Locate the center point of the slack or lost motion that exists in the shift cable as fol-
lows:
a. Move the remote control handle from neutral into forward and advance the handle
b. Move the remote control handle from neutral into reverse and advance the handle
c. Make a center mark (c), midway between marks ("a" and "b"). Align the cable end
STANDARD ROTATION OUTBOARDS
COUNTER ROTATION OUTBOARDS
d. Return remote control handle to neutral. The propeller should turn freely without
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to full speed position. Slowly return the handle back to the neutral. Place a mark
(a) on the cable against the cable end guide.
to full speed position. Slowly return the handle back to the neutral. Place a mark
(b) on the cable against the cable end guide.
guide against this center mark when installing cable to the engine.
a
c
b
drag. If not, adjust barrel closer to cable end guide. Repeat steps a thru d.
b
a
c
90-884294 OCTOBER 2001