Honda BF135A Manual page 472

c. INSTALLATION
1) Place the remote control lever in the "N" (Neutral) position.
2) Check that the shift rod of the gear case is in the "N"
(Neutral) position.
To check:
Check whether the cutout of the shift rod spline faces in the
direction shown. [It indicates that the shift rod is in the "N"
(Neutral) position.]
3) If the cutout of the spline is not in the direction shown,
protect the spline with a shop towel or equivalent material
and turn the shift rod right and left with a wrench until the
cutout faces toward the specified direction.
4) Tilt up the outboard motor to the uppermost position.
5) Apply grease to the spline of the shift rod A.
6) Install the shift rod A by aligning the projection of the shift
shaft A with the cutout in the spline of the shift rod A. Check
that the cutout in the spline of the shift rod A is toward the
cruising direction.
[1]
SHIFT SHAFT A
[2]
PROJECTION
[4]
CRUISING DIRECTION
14-5
[1]
CUTOUT
[2] CRUISING
DIRECTION
[2]
SHIFT ROD
[1]
SHOP TOWEL
[5]
SHIFT ROD A
[3]
SHIFT ROD
[3]
CUTOUT
[4] CRUISING
DIRECTION