1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 236Get this manual
Attaching and Adjusting Shift and Throttle Cable to Engine Install thrott le and shifl cable to remo te con trol and mount remote control as ou tlined in the installatio instructions which accompan the remote co nt rolAUa eh shift ca ble 10 engine fir stShift cabl is th fir st cable to move wh en remote co ntrol handle is ad vanced from neutral position toward in-gear positi on
IMPORTANT: Inslall control cables to remote con trol and mount remote control belore altachlng
control cables to engine
ATTACHING and ADJUSTING SHIFT CABLE (Steps thru 5)
aOn remo te co ntrol that has II neutral lock bar (Figure )depress the neutral lock bar and secure baT in th depressed posi tion wit piece of tape Th is mu st be done to locale true neutral deten in the remote controlbSh ift th remote control into neutral detentN OTE: Th ere are (3) delen osiliol15 in Ihe rem ote handle movement; lIetdraL is the cenler delentCOIl rol