Mercury 25 EFI Service Manual page 462

Throttle/Shift Linkage
5. Remove the three bolts securing the throttle only assembly to the powerhead.
6. Remove the upper shift shaft from the shift lever.
7. Remove the starter interlock cable from the lever.
8. Slide the shift lever shaft out from the shift detent.
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9. Remove the bolt securing the detent spring to the shift detent support bracket. Remove the detent spring and detent.
10. Remove the shift detent.
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Disassembly
1. Remove the three bolts from the gear plate halves. Separate the gear plates.
2. Remove the nut from the drive gear assembly bolt.
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a - Throttle lever
b - Throttle only button retainer clip
c - Grommet and throttle only button retainer
d - Throttle only button
e - Bolt (3)
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a - Shift lever shaft
b - Starter interlock cable installed in lever
c - Starter interlock cable
d - Upper shift shaft installed in shift lever
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Shift detent
Shift detent spring
Bolt
90-8M0105568 eng MARCH 2016