Mercury Mariner Outboards 2.2 / 2.5 / 3.0 Service Shop Manual, Page 73Get this manual
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5 Carefully lift sheave (a) up approximately 1 in(13mm) and rotate sheave back and forth until rewind spring disengages from bottom of sheave 7 If necessary, remove rewind spring (a) by holding rewind