Mercury 100 FourStroke, Service Manual

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7B-20 - ATTACHMENTS/CONTROL LINKAGE 90-830234R3 DECEMBER 1997
Shift Link Rod Installation
and Adjustment to Engine
1. Position shift lever handle into neutral detent.
2. Manually shift outboard into neutral (propeller will
rotate freely).
3. Slide shift actuator (b) toward the rear of engine
(reverse gear) until resistance is felt. Measure
distance (c) between mounting stud and barrel
retainer.
4. Push the cable end (d) in (towards cable barrel)
until resistance is felt. Adjust the cable barrel (e)
to attain distance (c).
e
d
c
b
5. Place cable barrel into retainer and fasten the
cable end to mounting stud with nylon washer (f)
and locknut (g). Tighten locknut against the nylon
washer, then back-off the locknut 1/4 turn.
6. Check shift link rod adjustment as follows:
a. Place engine shift lever in “F” (Forward) posi-
tion. Propeller should not rotate in a COUN-
TERCLOCKWISE direction. If propeller does
rotate COUNTERCLOCKWISE, length of
shift link rod must be reduced and Step “a”
repeated.
b. Place engine shift lever in “N” (Neutral) posi-
tion. Propeller should rotate freely without
drag. If not, length of shift link rod must be in-
creased and Steps “a” and “b” repeated.
c. While rotating propeller, place engine shift
lever in “R” (Reverse) position. If propeller
can be rotated in either direction, length of
shift link rod must be increased and Steps “a”
thru “c” repeated.
d. Place engine shift lever in “N” (Neutral) posi-
tion. Propeller should turn freely without drag.
If not, length of shift link rod must be de-
creased and Steps “a” thru “d” repeated.