How To Replace 80's Mercury 50 Throttle Shift Cables.

[Bass Turd]

Hi group,

 

One of my shift cables broke on my mid 80's Mercury 50. Budget demands I try to do it myself before paying a professional. I've looked at a few videos on YouTube and found enough information on ordering the right length and fittings for my Mercury but no detailed step by step. I understand the sifter side of the replacement my questions are on the engine side. I can't see how to reach the screws to remove the cables. Do I remove the large black hex nut in the middle of the photo to lift the shifters out so I can reach everything? Any hidden springs I need to worry about? Any advice is much appreciated.

 

-Danny

[BKeith]

I don't think you really want to do that. If you have to do anything to gain access down there, you take the lower cover off. However, I thought they just had a stainless steel clip holding the end in, and all you had to do was take a screw driver and lift it up, letting the cable end just slide out of the throttle linkage.

If all else fails, the manuals are actually fairly cheap and something you really should have if you plan on trying to do much of the maintenance yourself. One would almost pay for itself now.