User Manual

8. BF200NBF225A
SHIFT CABLE CONNECTION
1. Centering remote control lever:
a. Move remote control lever to full FORWARD
position.
b. Slowly return control lever to NEUTRAL
position.
c. Move control lever to full REVERSE
position.
d. Slowly return control lever to NEUTRAL
position.
DETENT
SPRING\
GROOVE
2. With the outboard motor in the NEUTRAL
position, make sure the detent spring roller is
set in the center of the shift arm neutral position
groove. If not, move the detent spring LEFT or
RIGHT.
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CABLE END
SHIFT LINK ROD
3. Apply a light coat of marine grease to the pivot
pin and sliding surface.
4. Adjust the cable end until it will just slip over the
shift link rod pivot pin. Slide the locking plate
forward into the locked position.
After attaching the shift cable to the shift link,
check for smooth operation by moving the
remote control lever to the forward and the
reverse positions. Make sure the shift link
moves smoothly and returns to the neutral
detent position when the remote control lever is
returned to neutral.
I NOTICE I
If the control lever is hard to shift, place a shop
towel over the propeller shaft and turn the shaft
by
hand. Shifting with force will damage the shift
mechanism.
Once the shift arm moves smoothly and neutral
detent aligns, tighten cable lock nut.
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Date of Issue: June 2003
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