How do you release the manual tilt?

bucchb

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I have a 1973 85HP Mercury. Sounds simple but I really can't figure out how to unlatch the manual tilt. On the rear of the motor there is figure tabs on both sides. They dont seem to work.

Could someone explain how to do, and how the rod to the lower unit fuctions?

I have tried about a dozen times to raise the motor and mostly the catches wont release. Once or twice it seemed to stay unlatched no matter what I did to the tabs.
 

Laddies

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Re: How do you release the manual tilt?

You shift the engine to fwd. gear to release
 
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