Mercury 850 Throttle/Shift Cables

TedE

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I have a 73 Mercury 850 thunderbolt, and need to remove the throttle and shift cables. Does anyone have a good pic/detailed description how to remove them?
 

racerone

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There is a latch mechanism that holds those barrels in place.----Stand beside the motor.----Pull the top towards yourself.---It now unlocks.----Easy and no tools required there.
 

Chris1956

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It has been a long time since I did that. Don't you need to push the "ears" that stick out on the top of the latch, in, just a bit, and then up and around to the outside to unlock it?
 
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