1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 238Get this manual
STEPS Adjusti ng shift cableN OTE: To clear bracket when rotating brass barrel, shift Ihe remOle conral into reverse
CENT ER MARK OF CABL SLACK
BRASS BARR EL
aAdj ust brass barrel (Figu re 9) as follow s: With engine and rcmOle control in nelltral, tbe hole in the barrel sho uld align wilh mounting hole when the centerdislance mark on sh ift lever is in-line wi lh edge of bracket and 2, center mark of cable slack (made in Step 2) is aligned with end of cahle connectorhFasten brass barrel to bracket as shown in Figu re 10cCheck shift operation as fo ll ows: Sh ift remole con trol into forward gear (whe in forward gear, propeller shaft can not be rotated in COU llterclockwisc direction)2Shift remole control into neutral position (without going pas neut ral dete nt in control housi ng)Propel ler haft hould be free to rotale either di rection wi thou interference3Shift remote control into reverse gear (while rotati ng propeller haftPropeller hould not be free to rotate ei ther direction4Shift remote con trol in to neu tral (without going past neutral deten in con trol housing)Propeller shaft hould be free to rotate in eit her direction without interferenceSIf ift fails to operate as described repeat Steps thru SdFas te shift cable to cowl su pport bracket with cla mpas shown in Figure IIeLubricate cable connector and ex posed port ion of cable nd with Multipurpose Lub ricant