2000 mercury 9.9 steering cable setup

cornelle

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I had to replace my cables that came with my motor as they were too short. I hooked up the new cables to my control box, but am unsure which cable goes to the transmission and which one goes to the throttle. One cable moves out when I put the control in forward, and the other cable moves when I put it in reverse. I would have thought one would be the throttle, and the other the transmission. Any help would be appreciated.
 

flyingscott

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One cable should move 2 ways that will be your shifting cable. The other cable will only move one way no matter where you move the handle. That is the throttle cable.
 
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