b. Place remote control shift lever and transmis-
sion shift lever in neutral position.
!
CAUTION
Remote control and shift cable must position
transmission shift lever exactly as shown, or
transmission failure may occur. Do not remove
poppet ball or spring.
c. Remove nuts and washers from shift cable
attaching studs.
d. Locate center of remote control and control
shift cable play (backlash) as follows:
a
(1)
Check that remote control is in neutral
position.
e
(2)
Push in on control cable end with enough
pressure to remove play; mark position
(a) on tube.
(3)
(4)
Pull out on control cable end with enough
effort to remove play; mark position (b) on
tube.
c
Measure distance between marks (a)and
(b); mark position (c), half-way between
marks (a) and (b).
b
b
c
d
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Velvet Drive 5000 Series (8° Down Angle Shown,
V-Drive Similar)
c
a
a - Transmission Shift Lever
b - Poppet Ball Must Be Centered in This Detent Hole when
Left-Hand Propeller Shaft Rotation Is Desired
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c - Poppet Ball Must Be Centered in This Detent Hole when
Right-Hand Propeller Shaft Rotation Is Desired
d - Poppet Ball Must Be Centered in This Detent Hole for Neu-
tral Position
e - Install Shift Lever Stud in This Hole when Using Quicksil-
ver Shift Cables
e. Center cable-end play, then adjust cable bar-
rel to align holes in barrel and in cable end
guide, with attaching points on transmission.
f.
Temporarily install shift cable. Do not secure
at this time.
h. Place remote control shift lever in opposite
gear position and again check transmission
shift lever position. Lever must be positioned
in the desired detent hole.
g. Place remote control shift lever in gear and
check position of transmission shift lever.
Shift lever must be positioned in the desired
detent hole.
i.
If transmission shift lever will not position
properly in one gear or both gears, recheck
shift cable adjustment and travel as previous-
ly instructed in “a”-“h.” If proper positioning is
still not obtained, remote control does not
provide sufficient shift cable travel and must
be repaired or replaced.
IMPORTANT: Transmission is “fully” in gear
when shift lever comes to a stop, in either direc-
tion.
IMPORTANT: Velvet Drive Transmission Warran-
ty is jeopardized if the shift lever poppet ball or
spring is permanently removed, if the shift lever
is repositioned or changed in any manner or if re-
mote control and shift cable do not position shift
lever exactly as shown.
j.
Install nut and washer to cable end guide
stud.Tightenuntilsnug,thenbackoffonehalf
turn.
k. Install nut and washer to cable barrel stud.
Tighten until they bottom out. Tighten secure-
ly, but DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN.
Index
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| Tags | Mercury MerCruiser 454 CID, Mercury MerCruiser 502 CID |
| Model Year | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
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