1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 175Get this manual
Clutch Actuator Rod CLEANING and INSPECTION
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Care MUST BE taken when handling clutch actuator rodThe locating pin (Figure 8) Is free and will fall oul, allowing compreulon springs and shims to taU outa locating Pin
cCompression Springs
lOean clutch actuator rod in solve nt and dr with co pressed air
bShim Washer(s)Clutch Actuator Rod Figure 9Comprenlon Springs Removed 3Compress both springs by forcing cross pin tool backand for th in elongated slotThis will release any initial set fr om springs4Measure distance from each end of elonga ted slot to the near side of cross pin tool(Figure 8) The measureme nts taken must be equal within 1 64" [.0 16" (O.4mm)]5If mea suremen ts (taken in Step 4) are nOI eq ual to within lI64", disasse mbl of clu tch actuator rod must be per formed to determine the reasontReasons fo unequal measurements ma bea broken springspring of reduced length (see Step 6) or the wrong spring shimming 6If disassembl is performed cl utch actuat or rod, spring lengt must be 1.535" to 1.560" ]1.17 32" to 1-9 16" (38.9mm to 39.7mm)[