Mercury 25 EFI Service Manual page 72

Outboard Installation
3. Ensure the control box is in neutral.
4. Install the shift cable on shift actuating lever. Secure with washer and cotter pin retainer. Adjust cable barrel so the center
mark on the cable guide is in alignment when the shift cable barrel is in the barrel support in the cowl.
5. Check shift cable adjustments as follows:
a. Shift remote control into forward. The propeller shaft should be locked in gear. If not, adjust the barrel closer to the
cable end.
b. Shift remote control into reverse while turning propeller. The propeller shaft should be locked in gear. If not, adjust the
barrel away from the cable end. Repeat steps a through c.
c. Shift remote control back to neutral. The propeller shaft should turn freely without drag. If not, adjust the barrel closer
to the cable end. Repeat steps a through c.
6. Install the cable grommet.
7. Secure the throttle and shift cable barrels with the cable barrel retainer.
8. Tighten the cable barrel retainer bolt to the specified torque.
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Description
Cable barrel retainer bolt
9. Install the access cover and secure with three bolts. Tighten bolts to the specified torque.
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a - Center mark on cable guide
b - First mark on cable guide
c - Shift cable barrel
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Cable barrel retainer
Cable barrel retainer bolt
Cable grommet
Nm lb. in.
6 53
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90-8M0105568 eng MARCH 2016
lb. ft.