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Mercury 40 FourStroke User Manual

Mercury 40 FourStroke
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TILLER HANDLE
90-857046R1 NOVEMBER 2001 Page 7B-17
10. Rotate throttle grip to the wide open throttle position. The throttle stop screw should be
contacting the plate. If there is a gap between the throttle stop screw and plate, loosen
the jam nut on the shorter throttle cable, turn the adjustment nut clockwise, tighten the
jam nut finger tight, and rotate the throttle grip to full throttle. Keep adjusting until the
throttle stop screw lightly contacts the plate.
NOTE: No free-play should exist in throttle grip handle once the throttle stop screw has hit
the plate. If this condition exists, re-adjust jam nuts on appropriate throttle cable.
a
b
a-Throttle Stop Screw Hitting Plate
b-No Free play should exist in throttle grip handle past full throttle once throttle
stop screw has hit plate. If this condition exists re-adjust jam nuts.
IMPORTANT: After installation, cycle the throttle grip a few times from the idle posi-
tion to the wide-open-throttle position. Make sure the throttle stop is still contacting
the plate. If it is not, re-adjust the jam nuts.
11. Install lower cowl.
c
a
b
a-Screw (6)-M6x30
b-Lower Cowl
c-Screw-M6x60
Bottom Cowl Bolt Torque
60 lb. in. (7 N·m)

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Mercury 40 FourStroke Specifications

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BrandMercury
Model40 FourStroke
CategoryOutboard Motor
LanguageEnglish

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